Ringiculidae Explained

Ringiculidae are a family of minute deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the informal group Lower Heterobranchia.^[1]

Ringiculidae is the only family within the superfamily Ringiculoidea.

The shells of species in this family superficially resemble minute versions of the shells of the Cassinae.

Genera

Genera in the family Ringiculidae include:^[2]

• Genus † Avellana d'Orbigny, 1842
• Genus Microglyphis Dall, 1902
  • Microglyphis breviculus Dall, 1902 - Distribution America
  • Microglyphis curtulus Dall - Distribution: Patagonia
  • Microglyphis estuarinus Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
  • Microglyphis globularis Smith, 1875 - Distribution: Japan
  • Microglyphis japonicus T. Habe, 1952 - Distribution: Indo-Pacific
  • Microglyphis mazatlanicus Dall, 1908 - Distribution: West America
  • Microglyphis perconicus Dall, 1890 - Distribution: West America
• Genus Pseudoringicula Lin, 1980
• Genus Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
• Genus Ringiculoides Minichev, 1966 - with the only species Ringiculoides kurilensis Minichev, 1966
• Genus Ringiculopsis Chavan, 1947 - with the only species Ringiculopsis foveolata (Yokoyama, 1928)
• Genus Ringiculospongia Sacco, 1892

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Hyporingicula Habe, 1952: synonym of Microglyphis Dall, 1902
• Plicatra F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
• Ringactaeon F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
• Ringiculadda Iredale, 1936: synonym of Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula (Ringiculina) Monterosato, 1884 represented as Ringicula Deshayes, 1838
• Ringiculina Monterosato, 1884: synonym of Ringicula Deshayes, 1838

References

• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
• Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526

Further reading

• Morlet L. 1878. Monographie du genre Ringicula: et description de quelques especes nouvelles.

Notes and References

1. Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . . 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278
2. [Arthur William Baden Powell|Powell A. W. B.]