Moitessieriidae

Moitessieriidae is a family of small freshwater snails, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Truncatelloidea.[2]

Moitessieriidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Truncatelloidea
Family:
Moitessieriidae

Diversity[1]
55 species

According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) the family Moitessieriidae has no subfamilies.

There are known 55 freshwater species of Moitessieriidae in the Palearctic region.[1]

Genera

Genera within the family Moitessieriidae include:

  • Baldufa Alba, Tarruella, Prats, Guillen & Corbella, 2010
  • Bosnidilhia Boeters, Glöer & Pešić, 2013
  • Clameia Boeters & E. Gittenberger, 1990
  • Corseria Boeters & Falkner, 2009
  • Henrigirardia Boeters & Falkner, 2003
  • Moitessieria Bourguignat, 1863 – type genus
  • Palacanthilhiopsis Bernasconi, 1988
  • Paladilhia Bourguignat, 1865
  • Paladilhiopsis Pavlovic, 1913
  • Palaospeum Boeters, 1999
  • Sardopaladilhia Manganelli, Bodon, Cianfanelli, Talenti & Giusti, 1998
  • Sorholia Boeters & Falkner, 2009
  • Spiralix Boeters, 1972[3][4]

References
  1. Strong E. E., Gargominy O., Ponder W. F. & Bouchet P. (2008). "Global Diversity of Gastropods (Gastropoda; Mollusca) in Freshwater". Hydrobiologia 595: 149–166. hdl:10088/7390 doi:10.1007/s10750-007-9012-6.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2014). Moitessieriidae Bourguignat, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=715907 on 2015-02-19
  3. Boeters (1972). Archiv für Molluskenkunde 102(1–3): 100.
  4. Prie V. (2010). "Spiralix rayi". In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 8 February 2013.


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