Scaphandridae Explained

Scaphandridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Philinoidea.^[1]

Taxonomy

Scaphandridae was considered as a synonym of Cylichnidae in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

However, Malaquias et al. (2009)^[2] reinstated Scaphandridae as a valid family.

Genera

• † Alicula Eichwald, 1830
• † Ellipsoscapha Stephenson, 1941
• Kaitoa Marwick, 1931
• † Maoriscaphander Dell, 1950
• † Mirascapha Stewart, 1927
• Nipponoscaphander Kuroda & Habe, 1971
• † Priscaphander Finlay & Marwick, 1937
• Sabatia Bellardi, 1877
• Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• † Taita (gastropod)|Taita Laws, 1948

Genera brought into synonymy:

• †: Abderospira Dall, 1896 synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847
• Assula Schumacher, 1817: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (objective synonym of Scaphander)
• Brocktonia Iredale, 1915: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Bucconia Dall, 1890: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Bullocardia F. Nordsieck, 1972: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Damoniella Iredale, 1918: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847 (Unnecessary replacement name for Roxania)
• Gioenia Bruguière, 1789: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (suppressed by ICZN Opinion 287)
• Leucophysema Dall, 1908: synonym of Roxania Leach, 1847
• Meloscaphander Schepman, 1913: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Micraenigma Berry, 1953: synonym of Diniatys Iredale, 1936
• Nipponoscaphander Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Sabatina Dall, 1908: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810
• Tricla Philippson, 1788: synonym of Scaphander Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: Placed on the Official Index by ICZN Opinion 287)

External links

• 10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.011 . 25916189 . Oskars . T.R. . Bouchet . P. . Malaquias . M.A. . August 2015 . A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . 89 . 130–150. free . 1956/10087 . free .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Scaphandridae G.O. Sars, 1878. . World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) . 2018-11-06.
2. Malaquias M. A. E., Dodds J. M., Bouchet P. & Reid D. G. (2009). "A molecular phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea sensu lato (Gastropoda: Euthyneura): Architectibranchia redefined and Runcinacea reinstated". Zoologica Scripta 38(1): 23-41. .