Raphitomidae

Raphitomidae
Shell of Thatcheria mirabilis Angas, 1877
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
clade: Caenogastropoda
clade: Hypsogastropoda
clade: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
A. Bellardi, 1875 [1]
Genera

See text
Synonyms
  • Raphitominae A. Bellardi, 1875 (new rank)

Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.[1][2]

Bouchet, Kantor et al. elevated in 2011 the subfamily Raphitominae (which at that point had been placed in the family Conidae) to the rank of family. This was based on a cladistical analysis of shell morphology, radular characteristics, anatomical characters, and a dataset of molecular sequences of three gene fragments [1]

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Description

The Raphitomidae is the largest and most variable taxon in the Conoidea, with the greatest number of species and the largest vertical range (intertidal to hadal depths). [1]

The Raphitomidae have shells which are very variable in shape (buccinoid to ovate, elongate-fusiform, or high-cylindrical) and size (2 to 140mm in height). Similarly, shell sculpture is extremely variable, from nearly smooth to well developed spiral and axial elements and subsutural ramps. Common morphology includes apertural armature rarely well developed, inner lip usually smooth, no operculum, radular tooth hypodermic in character with marginal teeth of variable morphology (including variable length).[1]

Genera

This is a list of the accepted names of genera in the family Raphitomidae (the main reference for recent species is the World Register of Marine Species)[3]

Genera which have been brought into synonymy

  • Allo Jousseaume, 1934 accepted as Taranis Jeffreys, 1870
  • Anomalotomella Powell, 1966 accepted as Pleurotomella Verrill, 1872
  • Aspertilla Powell, 1944 accepted as Asperdaphne Hedley, 1922
  • Azorilla F. Nordsieck, 1968 accepted as Pleurotomella Verrill, 1872
  • Azorita F. Nordsieck, 1968 accepted as Pleurotomella Verrill, 1872
  • Bathypota F. Nordsieck, 1968 accepted as Bathybela Kobelt, 1905
  • Cirillia Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Clathurina Melvill, 1917 accepted as Kermia Oliver, 1915
  • Cochlioconus Yokoyama, 1928 accepted as Thatcheria Angas, 1877
  • Cordiera accepted as Cordieria Rouault, 1848
  • Cyrillia Kobelt, 1905 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Eudaphne Bartsch, 1931 accepted as Daphnella Hinds, 1844
  • Eudaphnella Bartsch, 1933 accepted as Daphnella Hinds, 1844
  • Feliciella Lamy, 1934 accepted as Taranis Jeffreys, 1870
  • Hemidaphne Hedley, 1918 accepted as Daphnella Hinds, 1844
  • Homotoma Bellardi, 1875 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Lineotoma F. Nordsieck, 1977 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Litachilus Powell, 1944 accepted as Teleochilus Harris, 1897
  • Majox F. Nordsieck, 1968 accepted as Gymnobela Verrill, 1884
  • Metaclathurella Shuto, 1983 accepted as Austropusilla Laseron, 1954
  • Mordica Dall, 1924 accepted as Veprecula Melvill, 1917
  • Ootoma Koperberg, 1931 accepted as Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
  • Ootomella Bartsch, 1933 accepted as Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
  • Paradaphne Laseron, 1954 accepted as Daphnella Hinds, 1844
  • Peratotoma Harris & Burrows, 1891 accepted as Philbertia Monterosato, 1884
  • Pionotoma Kuroda, 1952 accepted as Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
  • Qii Zhang, 1995 accepted as Pseudodaphnella Boettger, 1895
  • Rhaphitoma accepted as Raphitoma Bellardi, 1848
  • Speoides Kuroda & Habe, 1961 accepted as Spergo Dall, 1895
  • Teres Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 accepted as Teretia Norman, 1888
  • Turrhyssa Dall, 1924 accepted as Eucyclotoma Boettger, 1895
  • Watsonaria F. Nordsieck, 1968 accepted as Gymnobela Verrill, 1884

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.
  2. ^ Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia 47(1-2). ISBN 3-925919-72-4. 397 pp.
  3. ^ 153879 WoRMS: Raphitomidae

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