Phasianellidae
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| Phasianella variegata shells | |
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| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda
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| Family: | Phasianellidae Swainson, 1840
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Phasianellidae common name the "pheasant shells" or "pheasant snails" is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).[1]
Taxonomy
2005 taxonomy
Phasianellidae is placed in the superfamily Turbinoidea according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family consists of three following subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005):
- Phasianellinae Swainson, 1840 - synonym: Eutropiinae Gray, 1871
- Gabrieloninae Hickman & McLean, 1990
- Tricoliinae Woodring, 1928
2008 taxonomy
Phasianellidae (and Colloniidae) belong in the superfamily Phasianelloidea according to Williams et al. (2008).[2]
Genera
Genera within the family Phasianellidae include:
Phasianellinae
- Phasianella Lamarck, 1804 - type genus
Gabrieloninae
- Gabrielona Iredale, 1917 - type genus of the subfamily Gabrieloninae
Tricoliinae
- Tricolia Risso, 1826 - type genus of the subfamily Tricoliinae
- Eulithidium Pilsbry, 1898
References
- ^ Gofas, S. (2012). Phasianellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151267 on 2013-03-09
- ^ Williams S. T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (September 2008) "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta 37(5): 483-506. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x
- Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (2005) Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia 47(1-2): 1-397.