- Source: Solariellidae
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).
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.
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:
Archiminolia Iredale, 1929
Arxellia Vilvens, Williams & Herbert, 2014
Bathymophila Dall, 1881
Chonospeira Herbert & Williams, 2020
Conominolia Finlay 1926
Hazuregyra Shikama, 1962
Ilanga Hebert, 1987
Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991
Microgaza Dall, 1881
Minolia A. Adams, 1860
Minolops Iredale, 1929
Solariella S. V. Wood, 1824 - the type genus
Spectamen Iredale, 1924
Suavotrochus Dall, 1924
Zetela Finlay, 1926
Genera brought into synonymy
Ethaliopsis Schepman, 1908: synonym of Bathymophila Dall, 1881
Machaeroplax Friele, 1877: synonym of Ilanga Hebert, 1987
Zeminolia Finlay, 1926: synonym of Solariella S. Wood, 1842
References
Bibliography
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
Williams, S.T.; Karube, S.; Ozawa, T. (2008). "Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined". Zoologica Scripta. 37 (5): 483–506. doi:10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x. S2CID 84570997.
Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2): 1–397.
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