Solariellidae

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Solariellidae
Ilanga aquamarina 001.jpg
Ilanga aquamarina (Melvill, 1909); family Solariellidae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Solariellidae
Powell, 1951
Type genus
Solariella
Wood, S.V., 1842
Genera and species

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Synonyms
  • Minoliinae Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
  • Solariellinae Powell, 1951

Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). [1]

Contents

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. [2] [3] [4] [5]

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 whorls 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: [6]

Genera brought into synonymy

Related Research Articles

Turbonillinae Subfamily of gastropods

Turbonillinae is a subfamily of mostly minute parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.

Trochidae Family of snails

The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Calliostomatidae Family of gastropods

Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.

<i>Trimusculus</i> Genus of gastropods

Trimusculus is a genus of medium-sized air-breathing sea snails or false limpets, marine pulmonate gastropod molluscs in the family Trimusculidae.

<i>Phenatoma</i> Genus of gastropods

Phenatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.

<i>Spectamen</i> Genus of gastropods

Spectamen is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea.

Lottiidae Family of gastropods

Lottiidae is a family of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lottioidea and the clade Patellogastropoda.

Pendromidae Family of gastropods

Pendromidae is a family of gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Liotiidae Family of gastropods

Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.

Cylichnidae Family of gastropods

Cylichnidae, common name the "chalice bubble snails" or "canoe bubble snails" is a family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Cylichnoidea.

Ptychatractidae Family of gastropods

Ptychatractidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Turbinelloidea.

<i>Archiminolia</i> Genus of gastropods

Archiminolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae, the top snails.

<i>Toledonia</i> Genus of gastropods

Toledonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cylichnidae.

<i>Minolops</i> Genus of gastropods

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.

Bathymophila alabida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.

Lamellitrochus suavis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.

Spectamen luteola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Three Kings Islands at a depth of 260 m.

<i>Spectamen semireticulatum</i> Species of gastropod

Spectamen semireticulatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Solariellidae.

Spectamen tryphenense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Great Barrier Island

Spectamen verum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off the Three Kings Islands at a depth of 549 m.

References

Bibliography
Citations
  1. 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
  2. Herbert, D. G. (1987). "Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa". Ann. Natal Mus. 28: 283–382.
  3. Marshall, B. A. (1999). "A revision of the recent Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) of the New Zealand region". Nautilus. 113: 4–42. doi: 10.5962/bhl.part.2016 .
  4. Vilvens, C (2009). "New species and new records of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from Indonesia and Taiwan". Novapex. 10 (3): 69–96.
  5. Williams, S. T. (2013). "Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea)". Ecology and Evolution. 3 (4): 887–917. doi:10.1002/ece3.513. PMC   3631403 . PMID   23610633.
  6. "Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences".
  7. WoRMS (2010). Bathymophila. 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=391533 on 2010-04-22
  8. Fossilworks : Conominolia
  9. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991. 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=415539 on 2011-03-22
  10. WoRMS (2010). Microgaza. 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=391534 on 2010-04-22
  11. Gofas, S. (2009). Minolia A. Adams, 1860. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138593 on 2010-04-22
  12. WoRMS (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