Velutinidae is a

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of small

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gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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s in the

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Littorinimorpha Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails ( marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails (terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Fr� ...

.Gofas, S. (2014). Velutinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=143 on 2014-10-14

Philippe Bouchet Philippe Bouchet (born 1953) is a French biologist whose primary scientific fields of study are malacology (the study of molluscs) and taxonomy. He works at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He is also a Commissioner of the ...

, Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. The shell of these animals is very thin and delicate, and internal, completely covered by the mantle (which has fused lobes) so the appearance of these animals more closely resembles that of

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rather than sea snails.

Taxonomy

The following two

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were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005): * Subfamily Velutininae J. E. Gray, 1840 - synonyms: Marseniidae Leach in Gray, 1847; Marsenininae Odhner, 1913; Capulacmaeinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990; Onchidiopsinae Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 (n.a.); Marseniopsidae Badel, 1993 (n.a.) * Subfamily

Lamellariinae Lamellariinae is a subfamily of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs belonging to the family Velutinidae, in the order Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Lamellariinae d'Orbigny, 1841. Accessed through: ...

A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841 - synonyms: Coriocellidae Troschel, 1848; Sacculidae Thiele, 1929 (inv.); Pseudosacculidae Kuroda, 1933

Genera

Genera within the family Velutinidae include: * '' Calyptoconcha'' ** '' Calyptoconcha pellucida'' A. E. Verrill, 1880 - translucent lamellaria * '' Cartilagovelutina'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 ** '' Cartilagovelutina beringensis'' (Derjugin, 1950) ** '' Cartilagovelutina chondrina'' (Bartsch in Derjugin, 1950) ** '' Cartilagovelutina cristata'' (Derjugin, 1950) * ''

Ciliatovelutina ''Ciliatovelutina'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Velutinidae. Species Species within the genus ''Ciliatovelutina'' include: * ''Ciliatovelutina capillata'' (Derjugin, 1 ...

'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 * '' Cilifera'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1990 * '' Coriocella'' Blainville, 1824 * ''

Echinospira A veliger is the planktonic larva of many kinds of sea snails and freshwater snails, as well as most bivalve molluscs (clams) and tusk shells. Description The veliger is the characteristic larva of the gastropod, bivalve and scaphopod tax ...

'' Krohn, 1853 * '' Lamellaria'' G. Montagu, 1815 * '' Lamellariopsis'' Vayssière, 1906 * '' Limneria'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 * '' Marseniella'' Bergh, 1886 ** '' Marseniella borealis'' Bergh, 1886 * '' Marsenina'' Gray, 1850 * '' Marseniopsis'' Bergh, 1886 * '' Mysticoncha'' Allan, 1936 * '' Onchidiopsis''

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, 1853 ** '' Onchidiopsis glacialis'' M. Sars, 1851 - icy lamellaria ** '' Onchidiopsis latissima'' Odhner, 1913 ** '' Onchidiopsis spitzbergensis'' Jensen, in Thorson, 1944 * '' Piliscus'' Lovén, 1859 ** '' Piliscus commodus''

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, 1851 ** '' Piliscus rostratus'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) ** '' Piliscus undulatus'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990) * '' Pseudosacculus'' Hirase, 1928 * '' Pseudotorellia'' Warén, 1989 ** '' Pseudotorellia fragilis'' Warén, 1989 * '' Torellivelutina'' McLean, 2000 * '' Velutina'' Fleming, 1820 ** '' Velutina plicatilis'' ( Müller, 1776) ** '' Velutina schneideri'' Friele, 1886 ** '' Velutina velutina'' ( Müller, 1776) Subfamily Lamellariinae A. D. d'Orbigny, 1841 Subfamily Velutininae Gray, 1840 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Capulacmaea'' M. Sars, 1859 : synonym of '' Piliscus'' Lovén, 1859 * ''Chelinotus'' Swainson, 1840: synonym of '' Coriocella'' Blainville, 1824 * ''Cryptocella'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of '' Lamellaria'' Montagu, 1815 * ''Marsenia'' Oken, 1823: synonym of '' Lamellaria'' Montagu, 1815 * ''Marvillia'' ic synonym of '' Limneria'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 * ''Morvillia'' Gray, 1857: synonym of '' Limneria'' H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 * ''Oithonella'' Mörch, 1857: synonym of '' Marsenina'' Gray, 1850 * Oncidiopsis ic synonym of '' Onchidiopsis'' Bergh, 1853 * ''Pilidium'' Middendorff, 1851: synonym of '' Piliscus'' Lovén, 1859 * ''Pseudoacculus'' ic synonym of '' Pseudosacculus'' Hirase, 1928 * ''Sacculus'' Hirase, 1927: synonym of '' Pseudosacculus'' Hirase, 1928 * ''Velutella'' Gray, 1847: synonym of '' Velutina'' Fleming, 1820

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q2512684 Taxa named by John Edward Gray