Lamellaria Explained

Lamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Lamellaria include:

• Lamellaria ampla Strebel, 1906
• Lamellaria australis Basedow, 1905
• Lamellaria berghi (Deshayes, 1863)
• Lamellaria branca Simone, 2004
• Lamellaria capensis (Bergh, 1907)
• Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1883
• Lamellaria diegoensis Dall, 1885 - San Diego lamellaria
• Lamellaria digueti Rochebrune, 1895
• Lamellaria elata Strebel, 1906
• † Lamellaria falunica de Morgan, 1920
• Lamellaria fernandinae Dall, 1927
• Lamellaria inflata (C.B. Adams, 1852)
• Lamellaria kiiensis Habe, 1944
• Lamellaria koto Schwengel, 1944
• Lamellaria latens (Müller, 1776)
• Lamellaria leptoconcha (Bergh, 1907)
• Lamellaria leucosphaera Schwengel, 1942 - white-ball lamellaria
• Lamellaria mopsicolor Ev. Marcus, 1958
• Lamellaria nodosa Ev. Marcus, 1987
• Lamellaria ophione Gray, 1850 ^[2]
• Lamellaria orbiculata Dall, 1871
• Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881
• Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) - transparent lamellaria
• Lamellaria punctata (Stimpson, 1855)
• Lamellaria setoensis Habe, 1944

Taxon inquirendum

• Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889

Species brought into synonymy:

• Lamellaria borealis (Bergh, 1886): synonym of Marseniella borealis Bergh, 1886
• Lamellaria cochinella L. Perry, 1940: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria conica E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of Marseniopsis conica (E. A. Smith, 1902)
• Lamellaria courcellei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881
• Lamellaria dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria ampla Strebel, 1906
• Lamellaria farrani Odhner, 1927: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
• Lamellaria fuegoensis Strebel, 1906: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881
• Lamellaria glacialis M. Sars, 1851: synonym of Onchidiopsis glacialis (M. Sars, 1851)
• Lamellaria gouldii A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
• Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria incerta Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria kleciachi Brusina, 1866: synonym of Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803)
• Lamellaria lata Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Lamellaria latens (O. F. Müller, 1776)
• Lamellaria maculosa Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria magellanica Strebel, 1906: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881
• Lamellaria marginata Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria mauritiana Bergh, 1853: synonym of Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824
• Lamellaria membranacea Montagu, 1815: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815)
• Lamellaria mollis E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of Marseniopsis mollis (E. A. Smith, 1902)
• Lamellaria nigra (Blaiinville, 1824): synonym of Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824
• Lamellaria obliqua Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria pellucida Verrill, 1880 - translucent lamellaria: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
• Lamellaria prodita Lovén, 1846: synonym of Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)
• Lamellaria rhombica Dall, 1871: synonym of Marsenina rhombica (Dall, 1871)
• Lamellaria rugosa Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria sharonae Willett, 1939: synonym of Marseniopsis sharonae (Willett, 1939)
• Lamellaria spirolineata Monterosato, 1869: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria stearnsii (Dall, 1871): synonym of Marsenina stearnsii (Dall, 1871)
• Lamellaria tentaculata Montagu, 1815: synonym of Lamellaria latens (O. F. Müller, 1776)
• Lamellaria tenuis Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Lamellaria tongana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Coriocella tongana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832)
• Lamellaria uchidai Habe, 1958: synonym of Marsenina uchidai (Habe, 1958)
• Lamellaria wilsonae E. A. Smith, 1886: synonym of Mysticoncha wilsonae (E. A. Smith, 1886)

Taxon inquirendum

• Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889

Secondary metabolites

They are the source of Lamellarin D, found by Steiner et al. 2015 and Borjan et al. 2015 to a cytotoxin.^[3]

References

• • Vayssière A. (1912). Recherches zoologiques et anatomiques sur les Opisthobranches de la Mer Rouge et du Golfe d'Aden. Deuxième Partie. Annales de la Faculté des Sciences de l'Université de Marseille. 20, Supplement: 5–157.
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• 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
• Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138101 on 2012-03-16
2. http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/8979 OBIS: Lamellaria ophione
3. Book: Pircher . Andreas . Steiner . Normann . Gunsilius . Eberhard . 12 Cytotoxics and Anti-angiogenics . . . 2019 . 10.1007/978-3-319-33673-2_12 . 327–347.