''Murchisonella'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Murchisonellinae of the
family
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Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137788 on 2015-04-14]
Species
Species within the genus ''Murchisonella'' include:
* ''
Murchisonella africana''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella anabathron''
(Hedley, 1906)
* ''
Murchisonella angolensis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella aqabaensis''
(Bandel, 2005)
* ''
Murchisonella arabica''
Bandel, 2005
* † ''
Murchisonella bezanconi
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
(Cossmann, 1892)
* ''
Murchisonella cebuana''
Bandel, 2005
* ''
Murchisonella columna''
(Hedley, 1907)
* ''
Murchisonella curvistriata
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella declivita''
(Laseron, 1951)
* ''
Murchisonella densistriata
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Worl ...
''
(Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Murchisonella dubia''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella evermanni''
(Baker, Hanna & Strong, 1928)
* ''
Murchisonella galapagensis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella hatienensis''
(Saurin, 1962)
* ''
Murchisonella latisulcata''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella mediterranea''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella modesta''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella modestissima
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella occidentalis
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
(Hemphill, 1894)
* ''
Murchisonella saotomensis
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
Peñas & Rolán, 2013
* ''
Murchisonella spectrum
''Murchisonella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Murchisonellinae of the family Murchisonellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2015). Murchisonella Mörch, 1875. Accessed through: Wor ...
''
(Mörch, 1875)
* ''
Murchisonella subangulata''
(Laseron, 1959)
* ''
Murchisonella ultima''
Rolán, Fernández-Garcés & Rubio, 2013
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Murchisonella gittenbergeri''
(De Jong & Coomans, 1988): synonym of ''
Aclis gittenbergeri''
(De Jong & Coomans, 1988)
References
* Peñas, A.; Rolán, E. (2013). Revision of the genera Murchisonella and Pseudoaclisina (Gastropoda, Heterobranchia, Murchisonellidae). Vita Malacologica. 11: 15-64
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
External links
Bartsch, P. (1947). A monograph of the West Atlantic mollusks of the family Aclididae. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 106 (20): 1-29, 6 plsLaseron, C. F. (1951). The New South Wales Pyramidellidae and the genus Mathilda. Records of the Australian Museum. 22 (4): 298–334World Register of Marine Species
Murchisonellidae
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