Vanikoridae Explained

Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.^[1]

Genera and species

Genera within the family Vanikoridae include:

• Amamiconcha Habe, 1961
• Berthais Melvill, 1904
• Caledoniella Souverbie, 1869
• Constantia A. Adams, 1860
• † Cymenorytis Cossmann, 1888
• Fossarella Thiele, 1925
• Japanonoba Habe & Ando, 1987
• † Kaawatina Bartrum & Powell, 1928
• Larsenia Warén, 1989
• Macromphalina Cossmann, 1888
• Macromphalus S. V. Wood, 1842
• Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
• Naricava Hedley, 1913
• Nilsia Finlay, 1926
• Radinista Finlay, 1926
• A. Adams, 1863
• Talassia Warén & Bouchet, 1988
• Tropidorbis Iredale, 1936
• Tubiola A. Adams, 1863
• Vanikoro J.R.C. Quoy & J.P. Gaimard, 1832
• Zeradina Finlay, 1926

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Chonebasis Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945: synonym of Macromphalina Cossmann, 1888
• Couthouyia A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842
• Epistethe Preston, 1912: synonym of Caledoniella Souverbie, 1869
• Gyrodisca Dall, 1896: synonym of Megalomphalus Brusina, 1871
• Korovina Iredale, 1918: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Leucotis Swainson, 1840: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Merria Gray, 1839: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
• Narica d'Orbigny, 1842: synonym of Vanikoro Quoy & Gaimard, 1832

References

• The Taxonomicon
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp

Notes and References

1. Bouchet, P. . Rocroi, J.-P. . amp . 2005 . Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families . Malacologia . 47 . 1–2 .