Ferussaciidae

Ferussaciidae; Temporal range: Upper Eocene-Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Two fresh shells of Cecilioides acicula, scale bar in mm
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Heterobranchia
Superorder:	Eupulmonata
Order:	Stylommatophora
Suborder:
Superfamily:	Achatinoidea
Family:	Ferussaciidae; Bourguignat, 1883
Synonyms
	Cecilioididae Mörch, 1864; Ferrussacidae Bourguignat, 1883 (incorrect original spelling); Ferrussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883 (incorrect spelling);

Ferussaciidae is a family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Achatinoidea.^[3] ^[4]

This family has no subfamilies.^[3] The family name Ferussaciidae is from 1883 and therefore it is more recent than the family name Cecilioididae Mörch, 1864, however the latter has been declared as a nomen oblitum because it has not been used for over 100 years. Ferussaciidae has been declared a nomen protectum.^[3]

Distribution[]

The distribution of Ferussaciidae includes Africa to Europe and the Near East, tropical Americas, Hawaii and tropical Asia.^[1]

Fossil record[]

Cecilioides sommeri is the family's oldest fossil record, dating from the Middle Paleocene of Brazil ().^[5]

Anatomy[]

In this family, the number of haploid chromosomes lies between 26 and 30 (according to the values in this table).^[6]

Genera[]

Genera within the family Ferussaciidae include: (The following unreferenced, unchecked genera are probably from Schileyko (1999))

Amphorella Lowe, 1852^{[citation needed]}
Letourneux & Bourguignat, 1887^[7]
Cecilioides Férussac, 1814^[3]^[7]
Several members of the family Ferussaciidae. Sketches from 1856.
Benson, 1864^[7]
Odhner, 1932^[7]
Cylichnidia R. T. Lowe, 1852^{[citation needed]}
Jousseaume, 1889^{[citation needed]}
Ferussacia Risso, 1826 - type genus of the family Ferussaciidae^[3]^[7]
Geostilbia Crosse, 1867^{[citation needed]}
Hohenwartiana Bourguignat, 1864^[7]
Folin, 1870^{[citation needed]}
Pallary, 1912^{[citation needed]}
Sculptiferussacia Germain, 1911^[7]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Family summary for Ferussaciidae". AnimalBase, last modified 16 August 2007, accessed 7 April 2011.
^ Bourguignat J. R. (1883). Historie malacologique de l'Abyssinie. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6, 15 (Art. 2): 120.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413333 on 2020-05-02
^ Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe; Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes de (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 53 (2): 5–46. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492013000200001.
^ Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Genera in family Ferussaciidae" (n = 8). AnimalBase, accessed 7 April 2011.

External links[]

[AB-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Family summary for Ferussaciidae". AnimalBase, last modified 16 August 2007, accessed 7 April 2011.

[2] Bourguignat J. R. (1883). Historie malacologique de l'Abyssinie. Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie, ser. 6, 15 (Art. 2): 120.

[Bouchet_2005-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks. 47 (1–2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.

[WoRMS-4] MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ferussaciidae Bourguignat, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413333 on 2020-05-02

[Salvador_&_Simone_2013-5] Salvador, Rodrigo Brincalepe; Simone, Luiz Ricardo Lopes de (2013). "Taxonomic revision of the fossil pulmonate mollusks of Itaboraí Basin (Paleocene), Brazil". Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia. 53 (2): 5–46. doi:10.1590/S0031-10492013000200001.

[Barker-6] Barker G. M.: Gastropods on Land: Phylogeny, Diversity and Adaptive Morphology. in Barker G. M. (ed.): The biology of terrestrial molluscs. CABI Publishing, Oxon, UK, 2001, ISBN 0-85199-318-4. 1-146, cited pages: 139 and 142.

[AB_list-7] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Genera in family Ferussaciidae" (n = 8). AnimalBase, accessed 7 April 2011.

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