Siphonariidae

 ( Gastropod Families ) 

Siphonariidae, also known as false limpets, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing , marine and brackish water pulmonate gastropod .

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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 the pneumostome or pulmonary orifice.

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Genera Genera in the family Siphonariidae include:

• Anthosiphonaria Kuroda & Habe, 1971 - [1]
• Anthosiphonaria sirius - [2]
• 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 sic : synonym of Siphonacmea Habe, 1958

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Further reading

• Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, HarperCollins, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
• Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.

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