Phenacolepadidae
Encyclopedia
Phenacolepadidae is a family
of small sea snail
s or false limpet
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
).
This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005
.
Although the shell shape of genera in this family is that of a limpet
, the family is in fact closely related to the Neritidae
, the nerites.
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 small sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s or false limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha
Cycloneritimorpha is a clade of land snails, freshwater snails, and sea snails. These are gastropod molluscs within the larger clade Neritimorpha...
(according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by 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...
).
This family has no subfamilies according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by 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...
.
Although the shell shape of genera in this family is that of a limpet
Limpet
Limpet is a common name for a number of different kinds of saltwater and freshwater snails ; it is applied to those snails that have a simple shell which is more or less conical in shape, and either is not spirally coiled, or appears not to be coiled in the adult snails.The name limpet is most...
, the family is in fact closely related to the Neritidae
Neritidae
Neritidae, common name the nerites, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized saltwater and freshwater snails which have a gill and a distinctive operculum, marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod mollusks in the order Neritoida....
, the nerites.
Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Phenacolepadidae include:- Genus Cinnalapeta
- Cinnalapeta linguaviverrae
- Cinnalapeta pulchella http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=200179&lvl=3&lin=f&keep=1&srchmode=1&unlock
- Cinnalapeta senta
- Genus OlgasolarisOlgasolarisOlgasolaris is a genus of small, limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.-Species:Species within the genus Olgasolaris include: * Olgasolaris tollmanni L. Beck, 1992...
L. Beck, 1992 - Genus PhenacolepasPhenacolepasPhenacolepas is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.-Species:Species within the genus Phenacolepas include:* Phenacolepas arabica* Phenacolepas asperulata A...
Pilsbry, 1891 - the type genusType genusIn biological classification, a type genus is a representative genus, as with regard to a biological family. The term and concept is used much more often and much more formally in zoology than it is in botany, and the definition is dependent on the nomenclatural Code that applies:* In zoological... - Genus PlesiothyreusPlesiothyreusPlesiothyreus is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.-Species:Species within the genus Plesiothyreus include:* Plesiothyreus arabica* Plesiothyreus cosmani...
Cossman, 1888 - Genus ScutellinaScutellinaScutellina is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.Scutellina is now a synonym of Phenacolepas Pilsbry, 1891.-Species:Species within the genus Scutellina include:...
Gray, 1847 - Genus ShinkailepasShinkailepasShinkailepas is a genus of sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phenacolepadidae.-Species:Species within the genus Shinkailepas include: * Shinkailepas briandi Warén & Bouchet, 2001...
Okutani et al., 1989 - a hydrothermal ventHydrothermal ventA hydrothermal vent is a fissure in a planet's surface from which geothermally heated water issues. Hydrothermal vents are commonly found near volcanically active places, areas where tectonic plates are moving apart, ocean basins, and hotspots. Hydrothermal vents exist because the earth is both...
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