Vanikoridae

Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.[1] [2]

Vanikoridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Vanikoroidea
Family: Vanikoridae
J. E. Gray, 1840
Genera and species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Caledoniellidae
  • Merriidae
  • Naricidae

Genera and species

Genera within the family Vanikoridae include:[1]

  • Amamiconcha Habe, 1961
  • Berthais Melvill, 1904
  • Caledoniella Souverbie, 1869
  • Constantia A. Adams, 1860
  • † Cymenorytis Cossmann, 1888
  • Fossarella Thiele, 1925
  • Japanonoba Habe & Ando, 1987
  • † Kaawatina Bartrum & Powell, 1928
  • Larsenia Warén, 1989
  • Macromphalina Cossmann, 1888
  • Macromphalus S. V. Wood, 1842
  • Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
  • Naricava Hedley, 1913
  • Nilsia Finlay, 1926
  • Radinista Finlay, 1926
  • Stenotis A. Adams, 1863
  • Talassia Warén & Bouchet, 1988
  • Tropidorbis Iredale, 1936
  • Tubiola A. Adams, 1863
  • Vanikoro J.R.C. Quoy & J.P. Gaimard, 1832
  • Zeradina Finlay, 1926
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Chonebasis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945: synonym of Macromphalina Cossmann, 1888
  • Couthouyia A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842
  • Epistethe Preston, 1912: synonym of Caledoniella Souverbie, 1869
  • Gyrodisca Dall, 1896: synonym of Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
  • Korovina Iredale, 1918: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Leucotis Swainson, 1840: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Merria Gray, 1839: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
  • Narica d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

References
  1. Vanikoroidea Gray, 1840. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 January 2019.
  2. Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  • The Taxonomicon
  • 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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