Cimidae Explained

The Cimidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the infraclass Lower Heterobranchia.^{[1] [2]}

Genera

• Atomiscala de Boury, 1909
• Austrorissopsis Grant-Mackie & Chapman-Smith, 1971
• Bouryiscala Cossmann, 1902
• Cima Chaster, 1898
• Coenaculum Iredale, 1924
• Cristalloella Bandel, 1995 †
• Discobasis Cossmann, 1888 †
• Graphis Jeffreys, 1867
• Itiscala P. A. Maxwell, 1992 †
• Mifsudia Mietto, Nofroni & Quaggiotto, 2014
• Rotfanella Gründel, 1998 †

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Cioniscus Jeffreys, 1869: synonym of Graphis Jeffreys, 1867 (unnecessary substitute name for Graphis)
• Dissopalia Iredale, 1936: synonym of Bouryiscala Cossmann, 1902

References

• Warén A. (1993). New and little known mollusca from Iceland and Scandinavia. Part 2. Sarsia 78: 159-201
• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp., 547 pp
• Ermanno Quaggiotto (2013) On the systematic position of “Cima” melitensis Mifsud, 1998, with erection of the new genus Mifsudia (Heterobranchia Cimidae). Proceedings of the Seventh Malacological Pontine Meeting, October 5–6, 2013 - San Felice Circeo, Italy

External links

• http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cimidae Warén, 1993. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23005 on 2021-06-28
2. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .