Zeidorinae Explained

The Zeidorinae, common name keyhole limpets and slit limpets, is a taxonomic subfamily of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.^[1]

Genera

• Cornisepta McLean & Geiger, 1998
• Hemimarginula McLean, 2011
• Hemitoma Swainson, 1840
• Montfortia Récluz, 1843
• Montfortista Iredale, 1929
• Montfortulana Habe, 1961
• Octomarginula McLean, 2011
• Profundisepta McLean & Geiger, 1998
• Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
• Zeidora A. Adams, 1860

Genera brought into synonymy:

• Cemoria Risso, 1826: synonym of Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
• Cranopsis A. Adams, 1860: synonym of Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
• †Crepiemarginula Seguenza, 1880 : synonym of Zeidora A. Adams, 1860
• Legrandia C. E. Beddome, 1883: synonym of Zeidora A. Adams, 1860 (invalid: junior homonym of Legrandia Hanley, 1872)
• Nesta H. Adams, 1870: synonym of Zeidora A. Adams, 1860
• Sipho T. Brown, 1827: synonym of Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
• Siphonella Issel, 1869: synonym of Montfortista Iredale, 1929 (Invalid: junior homonym of Siphonella Hagenow, 1851)
• Subemarginula Gray, 1847: synonym of Hemitoma Swainson, 1840
• Zidora P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Zeidora A. Adams, 1860 (invalid: unjustified emendation of Zeidora A. Adams, 1860)

References

• Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. xix, 1-741

External links

• Cunha T.J., Lemer S., Bouchet P., Kano Y. & Giribet G. (2019). Putting keyhole limpets on the map: phylogeny and biogeography of the globally distributed marine family Fissurellidae (Vetigastropoda, Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 135: 249-269

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Zeidorinae Naef, 1913. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1337550 on 2021-03-01