Siphonariidae

Siphonariidae, also known as false limpets, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing sea snails, marine and brackish water pulmonate gastropod molluscs.

Siphonariidae
Dorsal view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
Superfamily:
Siphonarioidea
Family:
Siphonariidae

Synonyms[1]
  • Liriolidae
  • Siphonacmeidae
Ventral view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica showing the siphonal groove on the right

Shell description

Empty siphonariid limpet shells can be distinguished from true limpet shells by examining the interior. In the siphonariids there is a well-marked lateral groove on the right side of the shell, and a corresponding interruption of the ring of muscle attachment scars. These markers show the positioning of the pneumostome or pulmonary orifice.

Genera

Genera in the family Siphonariidae include:

  • Anthosiphonaria Kuroda & Habe, 1971 -
    • Anthosiphonaria sirius -
  • Aporemodon Robson, 1913[1]
  • Benhamina Finlay, 1927[1] - with the only one species Benhamina obliquata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825)
  • Ellsiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Hebesiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Heterosiphonaria Hubendick, 1945
  • Hubendickula McAlpine, 1952
  • Kerguelenella Powell, 1946 - synonym: Kerguelenia Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889[1]
  • Legosiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Mallorisiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Mestosiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Pachysiphonaria Hubendick, 1945
  • Parellsiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Patellopsis Nobre, 1886
  • Pugillaria Iredale, 1924[1]
  • Siphonacmaea Habe, 1958
  • Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823[1][2] - type genus of the family Siphonariidae[3]
  • Talisiphon Iredale, 1940
  • Williamia Monterosato, 1884[1][2] - synonyms: Allerya Mörch, 1877; Brondelia Bourguignat, 1862; Parascutum Cossmann, 1890; Roya Iredale, 1912; Scutulum Monterosato, 1877.
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Allerya Mörch, 1877: synonym of Williamia Monterosato, 1884
  • Brondelia Bourguignat, 1862: synonym of Williamia Monterosato, 1884
  • Ductosiphonaria Hubendick, 1945: synonym of Siphonaria Sowerby I, 1823
  • Kerguelenia Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Kerguelenella Powell, 1946
  • Liriola Dall, 1870: synonym of Siphonaria Sowerby I, 1823
  • Mouretus Blainville, 1824: synonym of Siphonaria Sowerby I, 1823
  • Parascutum Cossmann, 1890: synonym of Williamia Monterosato, 1884
  • Planesiphon Zilch, 1959: synonym of Siphonaria G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
  • Roya Iredale, 1912: synonym of Williamia Monterosato, 1884
  • Scutulum Monterosato, 1877: synonym of Williamia Monterosato, 1884
  • Siphonacmaea [sic] : synonym of Siphonacmea Habe, 1958

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Siphonariidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23118 on 2011-02-08
  2. "Siphonariidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  3. 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.

Further reading
  • 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.
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