''Murchisonella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Murchisonellinae of the
family
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Murchisonellidae
Murchisonellidae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails, Marine (ocean), marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.Bouchet, P. (2015). Murchisonellidae Casey, 1904. Accessed th ...
, the pyrams and their allies.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137788 on 2015-04-14]
Species
Species within the genus ''Murchisonella'' include:
* ''
Murchisonella africana
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family (biology), family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mö ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella anabathron''
(Hedley, 1906)
* ''
Murchisonella angolensis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella aqabaensis''
(Bandel, 2005)
* ''
Murchisonella arabica''
Bandel, 2005
* † ''
Murchisonella bezanconi''
(Cossmann, 1892)
* ''
Murchisonella cebuana''
Bandel, 2005
* ''
Murchisonella columna''
(Hedley, 1907)
* ''
Murchisonella curvistriata
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella declivita''
(Laseron, 1951)
* ''
Murchisonella densistriata''
(Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Murchisonella dubia''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella evermanni''
(Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928)
* ''
Murchisonella galapagensis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella hatienensis''
(Saurin, 1962)
* ''
Murchisonella latisulcata''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella mediterranea''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella modesta''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella modestissima
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella occidentalis
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
(Hemphill, 1894)
* ''
Murchisonella saotomensis
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella spectrum
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
(Mörch, 1875)
* ''
Murchisonella subangulata''
(Laseron, 1959)
* ''
Murchisonella ultima''
Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Rubio, 2013
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Murchisonella gittenbergeri''
(De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of ''
Aclis gittenbergeri''
(De Jong & Coomans, 1988)
References
* Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
External links
Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 plsLaseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334World Register of Marine Species
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