Solariellidae

Solariellidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Solariellidae
Powell, 1951
Type genus
Solariella Wood, S.V., 1842
Genera and species

See text

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]

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 occurs worldwide from the sublittoral zone to bathyal depths.

Genera

Genera within the family Solariellidae include:[6]

Genera brought into synonymy 

References

  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
  4. Vilvens C. (2009). New species and new records of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from Indonesia and Taiwan. Novapex 10(3): 69-96
  5. S.T. Wiliams et al., Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea); Ecology and Evolution Vol 3 Issue 4 2013
  6. 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
  7. Fossilworks : Conominolia
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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
  11. 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
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