Cantharidinae

Cantharidinae
Phasianotrochus bellulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Gray, 1857
Synonyms
  • Gibbulinae Stoliczka, 1868
  • Pagodatrochidae Bandel, 2010 ·

The Cantharidinae are a taxonomic subfamily of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, common name top snails.[1]

Originally it was ranked as tribe of the Trochinae, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi from 2005, but was elevated to the rank of subfamily following Williams et al.[2]

General characteristics

(Originally described in Latin) The shell is subturreted, smooth, and polished; the aperture is sub-ovate and rather elongate; the whorls are laterally compressed; the pearly layer (nacreous coat) is greenish; and the axis is imperforate.[3]

Genera

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Aphanotrochus Martens, 1880: synonym of Priotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
  • Elenchus Swainson, 1840: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
  • Korenia Friele, 1877: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
  • Limax Martyn, 1784: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
  • Mawhero Marshall, 1998 synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
  • Osilinus Philippi, 1847: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826
  • Plumbelenchus Finlay, 1926: synonym of Cantharidus Montfort, 1810
  • Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
  • Steromphala Gray, 1847: synonym of Gibbula Risso, 1826
  • Strigosella Sacco, 1896: synonym of Scrobiculinus Monterosato, 1889
  • Trochinella Iredale, 1937: synonym of Calliotrochus P. Fischer, 1879
  • Trochocochlea Mörch, 1852: synonym of Phorcus Risso, 1826

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2011). Cantharidinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382171 on 2011-03-15
  2. ^ Williams S.T., Donald K.M., Spencer H.G. & Nakano T. (2010) Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 54:783-809
  3. ^ Gray, J. E. (1857). Guide to the systematic distribution of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I. [Gastropoda]. British Museum, London, xii + 230 pp. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  • Stoliczka, F. (1867–1868). "Cretaceous fauna of southern India. Palaeontologia Indica, being figures and descriptions of the organic remains procured during the progress of the Geological Survey of India. Volume 2, The Gastropoda". Memoirs of the Geological Survey of India. 5: 3.
  • Bandel, K. (2010). "Relationships of the Triassic Eucycloidea Koken, 1897 (Mollusca, Gastropoda) to modern genera such as Pagodatrochus, Calliotropis and Euchelus, based on morphology of the early she" (PDF). Bulletin of Geosciences. 85 (3): 461.
  • Williams, S. T.; Donald, K. M.; Spencer, H. G.; Nakano, T. (2010). "Molecular systematics of the marine gastropod families Trochidae and Calliostomatidae (Mollusca: Superfamily Trochoidea)". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 54 (3): 783–809. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2009.11.008.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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