Ringiculidae

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Ringiculidae
Ringicula doliaris.png
a live Ringicula doliaris
Naturalis Biodiversity Center - RMNH.MOL.231382 - Ringicula acuta (Philippi, 1849) - Ringiculidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Heterobranchia
Infraclass:
Euthyneura & subterclassis =
Superorder:
Superfamily:
Ringiculoidea

Philippi, 1853
Family:
Ringiculidae

Philippi, 1853

Ringiculidae are a family of minute deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.[1]

Ringiculidae is the only family within the superfamily Ringiculoidea.

The shells of species in this family superficially resemble minute versions of the shells of the Cassinae.

Genera[]

Genera in the family Ringiculidae include:[2][3]

  • Genus † d'Orbigny, 1842
  • Genus Microglyphis Dall, 1902
    • Dall, 1902 - Distribution America
    • Dall - Distribution: Patagonia
    • Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
    • Microglyphis globularis Smith, 1875 - Distribution: Japan
    • Microglyphis japonicus T. Habe, 1952 - Distribution: Indo-Pacific
    • Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
    • Dall, 1890 - Distribution: West America
  • Genus Lin, 1980
  • Genus Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Genus Ringiculoides Minichev, 1966 - with the only species Ringiculoides kurilensis Minichev, 1966
  • Genus Ringiculopsis Chavan, 1947 - with the only species Ringiculopsis foveolata (Yokoyama, 1928)
  • Genus Sacco, 1892
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Hyporingicula Habe, 1952: synonym of Microglyphis Dall, 1902
  • Plicatra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringactaeon F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringiculadda Iredale, 1936: synonym of Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato, 1884 represented as Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
  • Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838

References[]

  1. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
  2. ^ "Ringiculidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. ^ Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

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