Scaliolidae,
common name
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scaliolids,
[Strong E. E., Colgan D. J., Healy J. M., Lydeard C., Ponder W. F. & Glaubrecht M. (2011). "Phylogeny of the gastropod superfamily Cerithioidea using morphology and molecules". '']Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
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'' 162(1): 43-89. . is a
family
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of minute
sea snails,
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gastropod molluscs or
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s in the superfamily
Cerithioidea
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, the ceriths and their allies.
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agglutinate
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to the
teleoconch
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in the
type genus
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Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...
''Scaliola''.
2005 taxonomy
According to the
taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Scaliolidae has no subfamilies and has
Obtortionidae Thiele, 1925 and
Finellidae Thile, 1929 as its synonyms.
2006 taxonomy
Bandel (2006)
[Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". '' Freiberger Forschungshefte'' C 511: 59-138]
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classified Scaliolidae within the superfamily Cerithioidea, but
Obtortionidae at its own family level and Finellidae as a subfamily of
Bittiidae.
Genera
Genera within the family Scaliolidae include:
* ''
Finella
''Finella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Scaliolidae.
This genus has been assigned in the course of time to different families by different authors: Rissoidae, Cerithiidae, Dialidae, Obtortionidae, Fi ...
'' A. Adams, 1860 - synonyms: ''Eufenella'' Kuroda & Habe, 1952; ''Fenella'' A. Adams, 1864; ''Obtortio'' Hedley, 1899
* ''
Scaliola
''Scaliola'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Scaliolidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Scaliola'' include:
* ''Scaliola arenosa'' A. Adams
* ''Scaliola bella'' A. Adams, 1860
* ''Scaliola caledonica' ...
'' A. Adams, 1860 -
type genus
In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name.
Zoological nomenclature
According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...
of the family Scaliolidae
References
Further reading
* Ponder W. F. (1994). "The anatomy and relationships of ''Finella'' and ''Scaliola'' (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Scaliolidae)". In: Morton B. (ed.) ''The malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III'', pp. 215–241, Hong Kong University Press.
External links
Photos at the Natural HIstory Museum Rotterdam website
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