Velutinidae

Velutinidae
Coriocella hibyae in Maldives.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Velutinoidea
Family: Velutinidae
J. E. Gray, 1840
Genera

See text

Synonyms

Lamellariidae d'Orbigny, 1841

Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.[1][2]

The shell of these animals is very thin and delicate, and internal, completely covered by the mantle (which has fused lobes) so the appearance of these animals more closely resembles that of sea slugs rather than sea snails.

Taxonomy

Drawing of dorsal view of live animal of Onchidiopsis glacialis
Coriocella nigra

The following two subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):[1]

Drawing of dorsal view of live animal of Lamellaria latens
Drawing of ventral view of live animal of Lamellaria latens

Genera

Genera within the family Velutinidae include:

Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841

Subfamily Velutininae Gray, 1840

Genera brought into synonymy

References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  2. Gofas, S. (2014). Velutinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143 on 2014-10-14

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