Cuvierinidae Explained

Cuvierinidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the order Pteropoda.^{[1] [2]}

Genera:

• Cuvierina Boas, 1886
• †Ireneia Janssen, 1995
• † Johnjagtia A. W. Janssen, 2005
• † Spoelia A. W. Janssen, 1990

Taxon inquirendum:

• Triptera Quoy & Gaimard, 1835

Synonyms:

• Cuvieria Rang, 1827: synonym of Cuvierina Boas, 1886 (invalid: junior homonym of Cuvieria Lesueur & Petit, 1807; Herse, Hyperia, Cuvierina and Rangistela are replacement names)
• Herse Gistel, 1848: synonym of Cuvierina Boas, 1886 (substitute name for Cuvieria Rang, 1827; invalid: junior homonym of Herse Hawle & Corda, 1847 [Trilobita])
• Hyperia Gistel, 1848: synonym of Cuvierina Boas, 1886 (Invalid: junior homonym of Hyperia Latreille, 1829 [Crustacea])
• Rangistela Pruvot-Fol, 1948: synonym of Cuvierina Boas, 1886
• Tripteris [sic]: synonym of Cuvierina Boas, 1886

Notes and References

1. Web site: IRMNG - Cuvierinidae van der Spoel, 1967 . www.irmng.org . 12 June 2021.
2. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cuvierinidae van der Spoel, 1967. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411906 on 2021-06-15