Solariellidae is a

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of small sea snails, marine gastropod

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s in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382181 on 2011-04-06 This family has no subfamilies. This family consists of extremely diverse species and needs taxonomic revision. The relationship between genera are often uncertain. Many species remain undescribed or have been recently described.

Description

Most species in this family are small, usually up to 10 mm. They show a diverse range of morphologies. The shell has a conical shape with rounded

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s and a wide umbilicus.

Distribution

The species in the family Solariellidae occur worldwide from the sublittoral zone to bathyal depths.

Genera

Genera within the family Solariellidae include: * ''

Archiminolia ''Archiminolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae, the top snails. B.A. Marshall (1979) considered '' Ethaliopsis'' Schepman and ''Archiminolia'' Iredale synonym with '' Microgaza'' Dall. Descript ...

'' Iredale, 1929 * ''

Arxellia ''Arxellia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda ...

'' Vilvens, Williams & Herbert, 2014 * ''

Bathymophila ''Bathymophila'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. Previously ''Bathymophila'' was brought under the subfamily Margaritinae, because of the resemblance of its shell with ''Margarites'' Gray, 1847 D ...

'' Dall, 1881 * ''

Chonospeira ''Chonospeira'' is a monotypic genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Solariella nuda'' Dall, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...

'' Herbert & Williams, 2020 * '' Conominolia'' Finlay 1926 * ''

Hazuregyra ''Hazuregyra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Hazuregyra'' Shikama, 1962. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) i ...

'' Shikama, 1962 * '' Ilanga'' Hebert, 1987 * ''

Lamellitrochus ''Lamellitrochus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. This is a taxon inquirendum: possible synonym of ''Zetela ''Zetela'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solarie ...

'' Quinn, 1991 * ''

Microgaza ''Microgaza'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. Description The flattened shell is rotelliform, resembling a species from the genus Gaza without the reflected lip The lips are the visible bod ...

'' Dall, 1881 * ''

Minolia ''Minolia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae. A. Adams named the genus from Mino-Sima, the little island near Niphon (Japan). ''Minolia'' was in older textbooks regarded as a subgenus of ''Margarita ...

'' A. Adams, 1860 * ''

Minolops ''Minolops'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.Bieler, R. (2012). ''Minolops'' Iredale, 1929. Accessed through: Worl ...

'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Solariella'' S. V. Wood, 1824 - the type genus * ''

Spectamen ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' Iredale, 1924WoRMS (2010). ''Spectamen''. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413465 on 2010-04-22 * ''

Suavotrochus ''Suavotrochus'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the G ...

'' Dall, 1924 * ''

Zetela ''Zetela'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by ...

'' Finlay, 1926 ;Genera brought into synonymy : * ''Ethaliopsis'' Schepman, 1908: synonym of ''Bathymophila'' Dall, 1881 * ''Machaeroplax'' Friele, 1877: synonym of '' Ilanga'' Hebert, 1987 * ''Zeminolia'' Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Solariella'' S. Wood, 1842

References

;Bibliography * Vaught, K.C. (1989).'' A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp * Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda''. * * ;Citations {{Taxonbar, from=Q7557026 Trochoidea (superfamily) Marine gastropods