Tudiclidae Explained

The Tudiclidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.^{[1] [2]}

Genera

• Aeneator H. J. Finlay, 1926
• Afer Conrad, 1858
• † Boltenella Wade, 1917
• Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830
• † Cophocara R. B. Stewart, 1927
• Euthria Gray, 1850
• † Euthriofusus Cossmann, 1901
• Euthriostoma Marche-Marchad & Brébion, 1977
• † Haplovoluta Wade, 1918
• † Hercorhyncus Conrad, 1869
• † Heteroterma Gabb, 1869
• Lirabuccinum Vermeij, 1991
• † Nekewis R. B. Stewart, 1927
• † Rapopsis Saul, 1988 †
• Siphonofusus Kuroda & Habe, 1954
• Tasmeuthria Iredale, 1925
• Tudicla Röding, 1798
• † Tudiclana Finlay & Marwick, 1937

Synonyms:

• † Brucia Cossmann, 1920 †: synonym of † Haplovoluta Wade, 1918 (objective synonym)
• † Ellicea Finlay, 1928: synonym of Aeneator (Ellicea) H. J. Finlay, 1928: synonym of Aeneator H. J. Finlay, 1926
• Euthrena Iredale, 1918: synonym of Buccinulum (Euthrena) Iredale, 1918: synonym of Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830 (synonym)
• Evarne H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830
• Evarnula Finlay, 1926: synonym of Buccinulum Deshayes, 1830
• † Pittella Marwick, 1928: synonym of Aeneator H. J. Finlay, 1926
• Pyrella Swainson, 1835: synonym of Tudicla Röding, 1798 (objective synonym)
• † Scobina Wade, 1917: synonym of † Haplovoluta Wade, 1918 (invalid: junior homonym of Scobina Lepeletier, 1825 [Hymenoptera]; Haplovoluta and Brucia are replacement names)
• Spirillus Schlüter, 1838: synonym of Tudicla Röding, 1798 (objective synonym)
• Streptosiphon Gill, 1867: synonym of Afer Conrad, 1858
• Subfamily Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901 (original rank)
• Tudicula de Ryckholt, 1862: synonym of Tudicla Röding, 1798 (unjustified emendation)

References

• Finlay, H. J. (1928). The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232–286.
• Harasewych M.G. (2018). The anatomy of Tudicla spirillus (Linnaeus, 1767) and the relationships of the Tudiclidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). The Nautius. 132(2): 35-44

External links

• Kantor, Y.I., Fedosov, A.E., Kosyan, A.R., Puillandre, N., Sorokin, P.A., Kano, Y., Clark, R. N. & Bouchet, P. (2022 [nomenclatural availability: 2021]). Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 194: 789-857

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Tudiclidae Cossmann, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1296552 on 2023-07-05
2. Kantor, Yuri I.. Fedosov, Alexander E.. Kosyan, Alisa R.. Puillandre, Nicolas. Sorokin, Pavel A.. Kano, Yasunori. Clark, Roger. Bouchet, Philippe. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the Buccinoidea (Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 2022. 194. 3. 789–857. 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab031.