Abyssochrysidae
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| Anatomy of the soft parts of Abyssochrysos melanioides removed from the shell | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Abyssochrysoidea |
| Family: | AbyssochrysidaeTomlin, 1927[2] |
| Type genus | |
| Abyssochrysos Tomlin, 1927 | |
Abyssochrysidae is a family of sea snails, marinegastropodmollusks in the clade Caenogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Taxonomy
The family Abyssochrysidae was previously placed in the "Zygopleuroid group" (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 2008, the sister group Provannidae was moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea Tomlin, 1927 by Kain et al.[1] and the family Abyssochrysidae was also moved into the superfamily Abyssochrysoidea.[3]
Genera
Genera within this family include:
- Acanthostrophia
- Acanthostrophia acanthica - a fossil from the Jurassic of Italy, and the oldest known species in the family Abyssochrysidae.[1]
- Abyssochrysos Tomlin, 1927 - the type genus of the family
- Humptulipsia Kiel, 2008[4]
- Humptulipsia raui (Goedert & Kaler, 1996) - synonym: Abyssochrysos raui Goedert & Kaler, 1996 - a fossil species from the Eocene[4]
References
- ^ abcKaim A., Jenkins R. G. & Warén A. (2008). "Provannid and provannid−like gastropods from Late Cretaceous cold seeps of Hokkaido (Japan) and the fossil record of the Provannidae (Gastropoda: Abyssochrysoidea)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society154(3): 421-436. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2008.00431.x.
- ^Tomlin J. R. le B. (1927). "Reports on the Marine Mollusca in the Collections of the South African Museum, II: Families Abyssochrysidae, Oocorythidae, Haliotidae, Tonnidae". Annals of the South African Museum25(1): 77-83, 4 figures. page 77.
- ^WoRMS (2009). Abyssochrysidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2009) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=345309 on 2010-05-04
- ^ abKiel S. (2008). "An unusual new gastropod from an Eocene hydrocarbon seep in Washington state". Journal of Paleontology. 82 (1): 188–191. doi:10.1666/06-029.1.
Further reading
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- Goedert J. L. & Kaler K. L. (1996). "A new species of Abyssochrysos (Gastropoda: Loxonematoidea) from a Middle Eocene Cold Seep Carbonate in the Humptulips Formation, Western Washington". Veliger39: 65–70.
- Houbrick R. S. (1979). "Classification and systematic relationships of the Abyssochrysidae, a relict family of bathyal snails". Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology290: 1-21.
