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Siphonariidae, also known as false limpets, are a taxonomic
** '' Anthosiphonaria sirius''
* '' Aporemodon'' Robson, 1913 * ''Benhamina'' Finlay, 1927 - with the only one species '' Benhamina obliquata'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * '' Ellsiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Hebesiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Heterosiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945 * '' Hubendickula'' McAlpine, 1952 * '' Kerguelenella'' Powell, 1946 - synonym: ''Kerguelenia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 * '' Legosiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Mallorisiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Mestosiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Pachysiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945 * '' Parellsiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Patellopsis'' Nobre, 1886 * '' Pugillaria'' Iredale, 1924 * '' Siphonacmaea'' Habe, 1958 * '' Siphonaria'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 - type genus of the family Siphonariidae * '' Talisiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 - synonyms: ''Allerya'' Mörch, 1877; ''Brondelia'' Bourguignat, 1862; ''Parascutum'' Cossmann, 1890; ''Roya'' Iredale, 1912; ''Scutulum'' Monterosato, 1877. ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Allerya'' Mörch, 1877: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Brondelia'' Bourguignat, 1862: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Ductosiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Kerguelenia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of ''Kerguelenella'' Powell, 1946 * ''Liriola'' Dall, 1870: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Mouretus'' Blainville, 1824: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Parascutum'' Cossmann, 1890: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Planesiphon'' Zilch, 1959: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Roya'' Iredale, 1912: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Scutulum'' Monterosato, 1877: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Siphonacmaea'' ic: synonym of ''Siphonacmea'' Habe, 1958
Siphonariidae, also known as false limpets, are a taxonomic family
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of small to medium-sized air-breathing sea snails, marine and brackish water
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pulmonate gastropod molluscs.
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Shell description
Empty siphonariid limpet shells can be distinguished from true limpet shells by examining the interior. In the siphonariids there is a well-marked lateral groove on the right side of the shell, and a corresponding interruption of the ring of muscle attachment scars. These markers show the positioning of thepneumostome
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or pulmonary
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orifice.
Genera
Genera in the family Siphonariidae include: * '' Anthosiphonaria'' Kuroda & Habe, 1971** '' Anthosiphonaria sirius''
* '' Aporemodon'' Robson, 1913 * ''Benhamina'' Finlay, 1927 - with the only one species '' Benhamina obliquata'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * '' Ellsiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Hebesiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Heterosiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945 * '' Hubendickula'' McAlpine, 1952 * '' Kerguelenella'' Powell, 1946 - synonym: ''Kerguelenia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 * '' Legosiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Mallorisiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Mestosiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Pachysiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945 * '' Parellsiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Patellopsis'' Nobre, 1886 * '' Pugillaria'' Iredale, 1924 * '' Siphonacmaea'' Habe, 1958 * '' Siphonaria'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 - type genus of the family Siphonariidae * '' Talisiphon'' Iredale, 1940 * '' Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 - synonyms: ''Allerya'' Mörch, 1877; ''Brondelia'' Bourguignat, 1862; ''Parascutum'' Cossmann, 1890; ''Roya'' Iredale, 1912; ''Scutulum'' Monterosato, 1877. ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Allerya'' Mörch, 1877: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Brondelia'' Bourguignat, 1862: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Ductosiphonaria'' Hubendick, 1945: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Kerguelenia'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of ''Kerguelenella'' Powell, 1946 * ''Liriola'' Dall, 1870: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Mouretus'' Blainville, 1824: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Parascutum'' Cossmann, 1890: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Planesiphon'' Zilch, 1959: synonym of ''Siphonaria'' G. B. Sowerby I, 1823 * ''Roya'' Iredale, 1912: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Scutulum'' Monterosato, 1877: synonym of ''Williamia'' Monterosato, 1884 * ''Siphonacmaea'' ic: synonym of ''Siphonacmea'' Habe, 1958
References
Further reading
* Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.External links
* {{Taxonbar, from=Q146759 Taxa named by John Edward Gray