Solariellidae Explained

Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).^[1]

This family has no subfamilies.

This family consists of extremely diverse species and needs taxonomic revision. The relationship between genera are often uncertain. Many species remain undescribed or have been recently described.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Description

Most species in this family are small, usually up to 10 mm. They show a diverse range of morphologies. The shell has a conical shape with rounded whorls and a wide umbilicus.

Distribution

The species in the family Solariellidae occur worldwide from the sublittoral zone to bathyal depths.

Genera

Genera within the family Solariellidae include:^[6]

• Archiminolia Iredale, 1929
• Arxellia Vilvens, Williams & Herbert, 2014
• Bathymophila Dall, 1881^[7]
• Chonospeira Herbert & Williams, 2020
• Conominolia Finlay 1926 ^[8]
• Hazuregyra Shikama, 1962
• Ilanga Hebert, 1987
• Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991^[9]
• Microgaza Dall, 1881^[10]
• Minolia A. Adams, 1860^[11]
• Minolops Iredale, 1929
• Solariella S. V. Wood, 1824 - the type genus
• Spectamen Iredale, 1924^[12]
• Suavotrochus Dall, 1924
• Zetela Finlay, 1926

Genera brought into synonymy :

• Ethaliopsis Schepman, 1908: synonym of Bathymophila Dall, 1881
• Machaeroplax Friele, 1877: synonym of Ilanga Hebert, 1987
• Zeminolia Finlay, 1926: synonym of Solariella S. Wood, 1842

References

Bibliography

• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
• Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
• Williams . S.T. . Karube . S. . Ozawa . T. . 2008 . Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. . Zoologica Scripta . 37 . 5. 483–506 . 10.1111/j.1463-6409.2008.00341.x. 84570997 .
• Bouchet . P. . Rocroi . J.-P. . 2005 . Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2. 1–397 .

Citations

Notes and References

1. Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382181 on 2011-04-06
2. Herbert . D. G. . 1987 . Revision of the Solariellinae (Mollusca: Prosobranchia: Trochidae) in southern Africa . Ann. Natal Mus. . 28 . 283–382 .
3. Marshall . B. A. . 1999 . A revision of the recent Solariellinae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) of the New Zealand region . Nautilus . 113 . 4–42 . 10.5962/bhl.part.2016. free .
4. Vilvens . C . 2009 . New species and new records of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from Indonesia and Taiwan . Novapex . 10 . 3. 69–96 .
5. 10.1002/ece3.513 . 23610633 . 3631403 . 3 . 4 . Cenozoic climate change and diversification on the continental shelf and slope: evolution of gastropod diversity in the family Solariellidae (Trochoidea) . 2013 . Ecology and Evolution . 887–917 . Williams . S. T..
6. Web site: Malacolog 4.1.1: Western Atlantic Mollusk Species Database at the Academy of Natural Sciences .
7. WoRMS (2010). Bathymophila. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391533 on 2010-04-22
8. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=8700 Fossilworks : Conominolia
9. Rosenberg, G. (2010). Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415539 on 2011-03-22
10. WoRMS (2010). Microgaza. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391534 on 2010-04-22
11. Gofas, S. (2009). Minolia A. Adams, 1860. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138593 on 2010-04-22
12. WoRMS (2010). Spectamen. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413465 on 2010-04-22