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Murchisonella

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Murchisonella
Shell of Murchisonella africana (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Murchisonellidae
Genus: Murchisonella
Mörch, 1875
Type species
Murchisonia spectrum
Mörch, 1875
Synonyms
  • Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947
  • Laseronella Whitley, 1959
  • Murchisoniella P. Fischer, 1885 (unjustified emendation of Murchisonella)
  • Pandorella Laseron, 1951 (invalid: junior homonym of Pandorella Conrad, 1863; Laseronella is a replacement name)

Murchisonella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Murchisonella include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Murchisonella gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of Aclis gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988)

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137788 on 2015-04-14
  • Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
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