Siphonaria

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Siphonaria
Siphonaria zelandica.JPG
External surface of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Order: Siphonariida
Superfamily: Siphonarioidea
Family: Siphonariidae
Genus: Siphonaria
Sowerby I, 1823
Type species
Siphonaria sipho
G. B. Sowerby I, 1823
Synonyms [1]
  • AnthosiphonariaKuroda & Habe, 1971
  • DuctosiphonariaHubendick, 1945
  • HubendickulaMcAlpine, 1952
  • KerguelenellaPowell, 1946
  • Kerguelenia Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 (Invalid: junior homonym of Kerguelenia Stebbing, 1888 [Crustacea]; Kerguelenella is a replacement name)
  • LiriolaDall, 1870
  • MouretusBlainville, 1824
  • ParellsiphonIredale, 1940
  • PatellopsisNobre, 1886
  • PlanesiphonZilch, 1959 (junior synonym)
  • SimplisiphonariaHubendick, 1945
  • Siphonaria (Anthosiphonaria)Kuroda & Habe, 1971 · alternate representation
  • Siphonaria (Ductosiphonaria)Hubendick, 1945
  • Siphonaria (Kerguelenella) Powell, 1946
  • Siphonaria (Liriola)Dall, 1870
  • Siphonaria (Mouretus) Blainville, 1824
  • Siphonaria (Patellopsis) Nobre, 1886
  • Siphonaria (Planesiphon) Zilch, 1859 (junior synonym)
  • Siphonaria (Sacculosiphonaria) Hubendick, 1945 (a junior synonym)
  • Siphonaria (Siphonaria) Sowerby I, 1823
  • TalisiphonIredale, 1940 (junior synonym)
  • TorquisiphonIredale, 1940

Siphonaria is a genus of air-breathing sea snails or false limpets, marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Siphonariidae, the false limpets. [1]

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Distribution

This genus occurs worldwide in most tropical and temperate seas.

A shell of Siphonaria sirius Siphonaria sirius 01.JPG
A shell of Siphonaria sirius
Three rows of the radula of Siphonaria; c) central tooth l) lateral teeth Radula of Siphonaria.png
Three rows of the radula of Siphonaria; c) central tooth l) lateral teeth
Siphonaria gigas Sowerby, 1825. Museum specimens Naturalis Biodiversity Center - ZMA.MOLL.371382 - Siphonaria gigas Sowerby, 1825 - Siphonariidae - Mollusc shell.jpeg
Siphonaria gigas Sowerby, 1825. Museum specimens

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included in the genus Siphonaria [2]

Taxa inquerenda
Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Rosenberg, G.; Gofas, S. (2012). Siphonaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138489 on 2012-07-04
  2. WoRMS: Siphonaria