Paludomidae
Encyclopedia
Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family
of freshwater snail
s, gastropod molluscs in the clade
Sorbeoconcha
.
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Paludominae
Cleopatrinae
Hauttecoeuriinae
tribe Hauttecoeuriini
tribe Nassopsini
tribe Rumellini
tribe Spekiini
tribe Syrnolopsini
tribe Tiphobiini
subfamily ?
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of freshwater snail
Freshwater snail
A freshwater snail is one kind of freshwater mollusc, the other kind being freshwater clams and mussels, i.e. freshwater bivalves. Specifically a freshwater snail is a gastropod that lives in a watery non-marine habitat. The majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions....
s, gastropod molluscs in the clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Sorbeoconcha
Sorbeoconcha
Sorbeoconcha is a taxonomic clade of snails, i.e. gastropods, mainly marine species with gills and opercula, within the clade Caenogastropoda.The taxon Sorbeoconcha was named by Winston Ponder and David R. Lindberg in 1997.-1997 taxonomy:...
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Taxonomy
The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005)Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005)
The taxonomy of the Gastropoda as it was revised by Philippe Bouchet and Jean-Pierre Rocroi is currently the most up-to-date overall system for classifying gastropod mollusks...
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- Paludominae Stoliczka, 1868 - synonym: Philopotamidinae Stache, 1889
- Cleopatrinae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
- Hauttecoeuriinae Bourguignat, 1885
- tribe Hauttecoeuriini Bourguignat, 1885 - synonym: Tanganyiciinae Bandel, 1998
- tribe Nassopsini Kesteven, 1903 - synonym: Lavigeriidae Thile, 1925
- tribe Rumellini Ancey, 1906
- tribe Spekiini Ancey, 1906 - synonyms: Giraudiidae Bourguignat, 1885 (inv.); Reymondiinae Bandel, 1998
- tribe Syrnolopsini Bourguignat, 1890
- tribe Tiphobiini Bourguignat, 1886 - synonyms: Hilacanthidae Bourguignat, 1890; Paramelaniidae J. E. S. Moore, 1898; Bathanaliidae Ancey, 1906; Limnotrochidae Ancey, 1906
Genera
Genera within the family Paludomidae include:Paludominae
- PaludomusPaludomusPaludomus is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.Paludomus is the type genus of the family Paludomidae.-Species:...
Swainson, 1840 - type genus of the family Paludomidae
Cleopatrinae
- CleopatraCleopatra (gastropod)Cleopatra is a genus of freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae within the subfamily Cleopatrinae.Cleopatra is the type genus of the subfamily Cleopatrinae....
Troschel, 1857 - type genus of the subfamily Cleopatrinae
Hauttecoeuriinae
tribe Hauttecoeuriini
- TanganyiciaTanganyiciaTanganyicia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.It was prior to 2002 placed within Thiaridae.- Species :...
Crosse, 1881 - synonym: Hauttecoeuria Bourguignat, 1885
tribe Nassopsini
- Lavigeria Bourguignat, 1888
- Nassopsis E. A. Smith, 1890 - type genus of the tribe Nassopsini
tribe Rumellini
- RumellaRumellaRumella is a genus of freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.Rumella is the type genus of the tribe Rumellini.- Species :Species in the genus Rumella include:* Rumella giraudi...
Bourguignat, 1885 - type genus of the tribe Rumellini
tribe Spekiini
- BridouxiaBridouxiaBridouxia is a genus of small tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.Species of this genus are endemic to the Lake Tanganyika.-Species:Species within the genus Bridouxia include:...
Bourguignat, 1885 - ReymondiaReymondiaReymondia is a genus of freshwater snails, gastropods in the Paludomidae family.- Species :Species in the genus Reymondia include:* Reymondia horei - type species* Reymondia minor Smith, 1889...
Bourguignat, 1885 - SpekiaSpekiaSpekia is a genus of freshwater snails, gastropods in the Paludomidae family.Spekia is type genus of the tribe Spekiini.- Species :There have been known only one species in Spekia, the second species have been described in 1999....
Bourguignat, 1879 - type genus of the tribe Spekiini
tribe Syrnolopsini
- SyrnolopsisSyrnolopsisSyrnolopsis is a genus of freshwater snails, gastropods in the Paludomidae family.Syrnolopsis is the type genus of the tribe Syrnolopsini.- Species :Species in the genus Syrnolopsis include:* Syrnolopsis gracilis Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927...
E. A. Smith, 1880 - type genus of the tribe Syrnolopsini
tribe Tiphobiini
- BathanaliaBathanaliaBathanalia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.This genus is endemic to the Lake Tanganyika.-Species:Species within the genus Bathanalia include:...
Moore, 1898 - Chytra Moore, 1898 - with the only species Chytra kirkiChytra kirkiChytra kirki is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.Chytra kirki is the only species in the genus Chytra....
(E. A. Smith, 1880) - Limnotrochus Smith, 1880 - with the only species Limnotrochus thomsoniLimnotrochus thomsoniLimnotrochus thomsoni is a species of tropical freshwater snail with gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.Limnotrochus thomsoni is the only species in the genus Limnotrochus....
Smith, 1880 - Mysorelloides Leloup, 1953 - with the only species Mysorelloides multisulcataMysorelloides multisulcataMysorelloides multisulcata is a species of tropical freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the family Paludomidae.Mysorelloides multisulcata is the only species in the genus Mysorelloides....
(Bourguignat, 1888) - ParamelaniaParamelaniaParamelania is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.-Species:There are two described species within the genus Paramelania and there may be more:...
Smith, 1881 - Tiphobia E. A. Smith, 1880 - type genus of the tribe Tiphobiini, with the only species Tiphobia horeiTiphobia horeiTiphobia horei is a species of freshwater snail, a gastropod in the Paludomidae family.Tiphobia horei is the only species in the genus Tiphobia...
E. A. Smith, 1880
subfamily ?
- AnceyaAnceyaAnceya is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.The name Anceya is in honor of César Marie Félix Ancey.This genus is endemic to Lake Tanganyika.-Species:...
Bourguignat, 1885 - HirthiaHirthiaHirthia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Paludomidae.-Species:Species within the genus Hirthia include:* Hirthia globosa Ancey, 1898* Hirthia littorina Ancey, 1898...
Ancey, 1898 - MarteliaMarteliaMartelia is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Paludomidae.Distribution of the genus Martelia includes the Lake Tanganyika only.-Species:Species within genus Martelia include:...
Dautzenberg, 1908 - Potadomoides Leloup, 1953
- Pseudocleopatra Thiele, 1928
- Stanleya Bourguignat, 1885 - probably with the only species Stanleya neritinoidesStanleya neritinoidesStanleya neritinoides is a species of freshwater gastropod in the Paludomidae family.Stanleya neritinoides is probably the only species in the genus Stanleya. Genus Stanleya may be closely related to the genus Tanganyicia...
Smith, 1880 - Stormsia Leloup, 1953 - with the only species Stormsia minimaStormsia minimaStormsia minima is a species of freshwater gastropod in the Paludomidae family.Stormsia minima is the only species in the genus Stormsia.It is found in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, and Zambia....
(Smith, 1908) - Vinundu Michel, 2004
Further reading
- Glaubrecht M. & Strong E. E. (September 2004) "Spermatophores of thalassoid gastropods (Paludomidae) in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, with a survey of their occurrence in Cerithioidea: functional and phylogenetic implications". Invertebrate Biology 123(3): 218-236.