Murchisonella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
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| Shell of Murchisonella africana (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Murchisonelloidea |
| Family: | Murchisonellidae |
| Genus: | Murchisonella Mörch, 1875 |
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| Murchisonia spectrum Mörch, 1875
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Murchisonella include:[1]
- Murchisonella africana Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906)
- Murchisonella angolensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella aqabaensis (Bandel, 2005)
- Murchisonella arabica Bandel, 2005
- † Murchisonella bezanconi (Cossmann, 1892)
- Murchisonella cebuana Bandel, 2005
- Murchisonella columna (Hedley, 1907)
- Murchisonella curvistriata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella declivita (Laseron, 1951)
- Murchisonella densistriata (Nomura, 1936)
- Murchisonella dubia Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella evermanni (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928)
- Murchisonella galapagensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella hatienensis (Saurin, 1962)
- Murchisonella latisulcata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella mediterranea Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella modesta Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella modestissima Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella occidentalis (Hemphill, 1894)
- Murchisonella saotomensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
- Murchisonella spectrum (Mörch, 1875)
- Murchisonella subangulata (Laseron, 1959)
- Murchisonella ultima Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Rubio, 2013
- Species brought into synonymy
- Murchisonella gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of Aclis gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988)
References
edit- ^ 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.
External links
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- Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 pls
- Laseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334
- World Register of Marine Species
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