Murchisonella Explained

Murchisonella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Murchisonella include:

• Murchisonella africana Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella anabathron (Hedley, 1906)
• Murchisonella angolensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella aqabaensis (Bandel, 2005)
• Murchisonella arabica Bandel, 2005
• † Murchisonella bezanconi (Cossmann, 1892)
• Murchisonella cebuana Bandel, 2005
• Murchisonella columna (Hedley, 1907)
• Murchisonella curvistriata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella declivita (Laseron, 1951)
• Murchisonella densistriata (Nomura, 1936)
• Murchisonella dubia Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella evermanni (Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928)
• Murchisonella galapagensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella hatienensis (Saurin, 1962)
• Murchisonella latisulcata Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella mediterranea Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella modesta Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella modestissima Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella occidentalis (Hemphill, 1894)
• Murchisonella saotomensis Peñas & Rolán, 2013
• Murchisonella spectrum (Mörch, 1875)
• Murchisonella subangulata (Laseron, 1959)
• Murchisonella ultima Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Rubio, 2013

Species brought into synonymy:

• Murchisonella gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of Aclis gittenbergeri (De Jong & Coomans, 1988)

References

• Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
• 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.

External links

• Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 pls
• Laseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334
• World Register of Marine Species

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137788 on 2015-04-14