Velutinidae
Encyclopedia
Velutinidae is a family
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Littorinimorpha
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Subfamily Velutininae
Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841
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
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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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...
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large clade of gastropods within Hypsogastropoda consisting primarily of marine species, but also aquatic and terrestrial species as well....
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Taxonomy
The following two 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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- subfamily Velutininae J. E. Gray, 1840 - synonyms: Marseniidae Leach in Gray, 1847; Marsenininae Odhner, 1913; Capulacmaeinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990; Onchidiopsinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 (n.a.); Marseniopsidae Badel, 1993 (n.a.)
- subfamily LamellariinaeLamellariinaeLamellariinae is a subfamily of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Velutinidae, in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Genera:Genera in the subfamily Lamellariinae include:* Calyptoconcha Bouchet & Waren, 1993...
A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841 - synonyms: Coriocellidae Troschel, 1848; Sacculidae Thiele, 1929 (inv.); Pseudosacculidae Kuroda, 1933
Genera
Genera within the family Velutinidae include:Subfamily Velutininae
- Genus Capulacmaea
- Capulacmaea commodum Middendorff, 1851 - false arctic slipper-shell
- Genus Cartilagovelutina Golikov & Gulbin, 1990
- Cartilagovelutina beringensis (Derjugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina chondrina (Bartsch in Derjugin, 1950)
- Cartilagovelutina cristata (Derjugin, 1950)
- Genus MarseninaMarseninaMarsenina is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lamellariinae of the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Marsenina include: * Marsenina ampla A. E. Verrill, 1880...
- Genus OnchidiopsisOnchidiopsisOnchidiopsis is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Lamellariinae of the family Velutinidae...
- Onchidiopsis glacialisOnchidiopsis glacialisOnchidiopsis glacialis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....
M. Sars, 1851 - icy lamellaria - Onchidiopsis latissima Odhner, 1913
- Onchidiopsis spitzbergensisOnchidiopsis spitzbergensisOnchidiopsis spitzbergensis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....
Jensen, in Thorson, 1944
- Onchidiopsis glacialis
- Genus Piliscus
- Piliscus commodusPiliscus commodusPiliscus commodus is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....
Middendorff, 1851 - Piliscus rostratus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Piliscus undulatus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Piliscus commodus
- Genus PseudotorelliaPseudotorelliaPseudotorellia is a genus of small sea snails with a transparent, more or less internal, shell, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, these snails resemble sea slugs in general appearance....
- Pseudotorellia fragilisPseudotorellia fragilisPseudotorellia fragilis is a species of small sea snail with a transparent, more or less internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance....
Warén, 1989
- Pseudotorellia fragilis
- Genus VelutinaVelutinaVelutina is a genus of sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Velutina include:* Velutina coriacea * Velutina cryptospira Middendorff, 1848...
J. Fleming, 1820
Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841
- Genus Calyptoconcha
- Calyptoconcha pellucida A.E. Verrill, 1880 - transluscent lamellaria
- Genus CoriocellaCoriocellaCoriocella is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae. -Description:The ear-shaped shell is extremely thin, even membranous in part and concealed in the mantle. It has a small spiral turn at the apex. The aperture is very large. The shell lacks a...
Blainville, 1824 - Genus LamellariaLamellariaLamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lamellaria include:* Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1883...
G. Montagu, 1815 - Genus Marseniella
- Marseniella borealis Bergh, 1886
- Genus Marseniopsis
- Genus MysticonchaMysticonchaMysticoncha is a genus of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Mysticoncha include:* Mysticoncha cerebroides Hutton, 1883* Mysticoncha wilsoni...
Allan, 1936