''Macromphalina'' is a
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of very small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Vanikoridae include:
* '' Amamiconcha'' Habe, 1961
* '' Berthais'' Melvill, 1 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Macromphalina'' include:
* ''
Macromphalina alfredensis''
(Bartsch, 1915)
* ''
Macromphalina apexplanum''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina argentea''
(Bartsch, 1918)
* ''
Macromphalina argentina''
Castellanos, 1975
* ''
Macromphalina bouryi''
( Dautzenberg, 1912)
* ''
Macromphalina canarreos''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina cryptophila''
(Carpenter, 1857)
* ''
Macromphalina dautzenbergi''
Adam & Knudsen
* ''
Macromphalina diazmerlanoi''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina dipsycha''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina equatorialis''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina floridana''
Moore, 1965
* ''
Macromphalina garcesi''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina gofasi''
Rubio & Rolán, 1994
* ''
Macromphalina hancocki''
(Strong & Hertlein, 1939)
* ''
Macromphalina harryleei''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina hypernotia''
Pilsbry & Olsson, 1952
* ''
Macromphalina immersiceps''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina jibacoa''
Rolán & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina lyrapintoae''
Barros, 1994
* ''
Macromphalina palmalitoris''
Pilsbry & McGinty, 1950
* ''
Macromphalina panamensis''
(Bartsch, 1918)
* ''
Macromphalina paradoxa''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina peruvianus''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina philippii''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina pierrot''
Gardner, 1948
* ''
Macromphalina recticeps''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina redferni''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina robertsoni''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina scabra''
(Philippi, 1849)
* ''
Macromphalina souverbiei''
(de Folin, 1867)
* ''
Macromphalina susoi''
Rolán & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina symmetrica''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945)
* ''
Macromphalina thompsoni''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Macromphalina worsfoldi''
Rolan & Rubio, 1998
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Taxon inquirendum
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''
* ''Macromphalina lacuniformis''
(R. B. Watson, 1886)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Macromphalina californica''
Dall, 1903: synonym of ''
Megalomphalus californicus''
(Dall, 1903) (original combination)
* ''Macromphalina lozoueti'' (a MS name that appears on some websites)
* ''Macromphalina peruvianus''
ic synonym of ''
Macromphalina peruviana''
(Pilsbry & Olsson, 1945) (incorrect gender ending)
References
* Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola.
hells and molluscs of Angola Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
Vanikoridae
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