Scolodontidae

Scolodontidae

Scolodontidae

Family of gastropods

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Scolodontidae is a taxonomic family of air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Scolodontoidea.[2]

Taxonomy

The following genera are recognised in the family Scolodontidae:[3]

  • Polygyratia Gray, 1847
  • Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020
Scolodontinae
  • Drepanostomella Bourguignat, 1889
  • Happia Bourguignat, 1889 - synonym: Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855[4]
  • Hirtudiscus Hylton Scott, 1973
  • Scolodonta Doering, 1875 - type genus of the family Scolodontidae[5] - synonym: Wayampia Tillier, 1980[4]
  • Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855
  • Zilchistrophia Weyrauch, 1960
Tamayoinae
  • Guestieria Crosse H., 1872
  • Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925 - synonym: Occultator Pilsbry, 1926[4]
  • Microhappia Thiele, 1927
  • Miradiscops Baker, 1925
  • Tamayoa H. B. Baker, 1925 - type genus of the subfamily Tamayoinae[5]
Genera brought into synonymy
  • Ammonoceras L. Pfeiffer, 1855: synonym of Happia Bourguignat, 1890 (non Lamarck, 1822)
  • Entodina Ancey, 1887: synonym of Systrophia (Entodina) Ancey, 1887 represented as Systrophia L. Pfeiffer, 1855 (original rank)
  • Occultator Pilsbry, 1926: synonym of Happiella H. B. Baker, 1925
  • Ophiogyra Albers, 1850: synonym of Polygyratia Gray, 1847 (objective junior synonym)
  • Ridleya Ancey, 1901: synonym of Ridleyconcha Christensen, 2020 (invalid: junior homonym of Ridleya Delage & Hérouard, 1899 [Porifera]; Ridleyconcha is a replacement name)
  • Wayampia Tillier, 1980: synonym of Scolodonta Doering, 1875

References

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  1. [1]
    Baker H. B. (1925). "Agnathomorphous Aulacolopoda". The Nautilus 38(3): 86-89. page 88.
  2. [2]
    MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851337 on 2021-02-21
  3. [3]
    "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2022-11-20.
  4. [4]
    Bank, R.; Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2017). Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=851337 on 2017-11-15
  5. [5]
    Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  • Hausdorf B. (2006). The systematic position of Scolodonta Döring, 1875 and Scolodontidae H. B. Baker, 1925 (Gastropoda: Pulmonata). Zoologischer Anzeiger. 245 (3/4): 161-165
  • Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.


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