Mathildidae Explained

Mathildidae is a family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Mathildoidea of the informal group of the Lower Heterobranchia.^[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Mathildidae include:

• Brookesena Finlay, 1926
• Mathilda Semper, 1865
• Tuba Lea, 1833
• Turritellopsis G. O. Sars, 1878

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Eucharilda Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
• Fimbriatella Sacco, 1895: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
• Gegania Jeffreys, 1884: synonym of Tuba Lea, 1833
• Granulicharilda Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
• Mathildona Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
• Opimilda Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865

References

• Rudiger Bieler, Mathildidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia); 1995, Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
• Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp., 547 pp

External links

• • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Mathildidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23070 on 2012-06-29