Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Spiralia
Cladus: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Classis: Gastropoda
Subclassis: Neomphaliones
Ordo: Neomphalida
Superfamilia: Neomphaloidea
Familia: Neomphalidae
Genera (7): Cyathermia – Lacunoides – Lamellomphalus – Neomphalus – Planorbidella – Solutigyra – Symmetromphalus
Name
Neomphalidae McLean, 1981
Type Genus : Neomphalus McLean, 1981
Synonyms
Cyathermiidae McLean, 1990
References
Links
Neomphalidae in the World Register of Marine Species
Neomphalidae is a family of sea snails or limpets, specifically deep sea hydrothermal vent limpets. This family was included in the Vetigastropoda, which is a clade according to the Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005. It is now included in the clade Neomphalina.[3]
No subfamilies are included in this family. The Neomphalidae was removed from the subclass Eogastropoda where it was the only family in the superfamily Neomphaloidea McLean, 1981 and order Neomphalida (McLean, 1981).[4]
Genera
Genera and species within the Neomphalidae include:[5]
Cyathermia Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Lacunoides Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Neomphalus McLean, 1981[1] - type genus[5]
Planorbidella Warén & Bouchet, 1993
Solutigyra Warén & Bouchet, 1989
Symmetromphalus McLean, 1990
References
McLean J. H. (8 December 1981). "The Galapagos rift limpet Neomphalus: relevance to understanding the evolution of a major paleozoic-mesozoic radiation". Malacologia 21(1-2): 291-336.
WoRMS. Taxon tree. accessed 28 November 2017.
Bouchet, P. (2010). Neomphalidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411612 on 2012-03-20
SysTax Neomphalida McLean, 1981
http://www.gastropods.com/Taxon_pages/SuperFamily_NEOMPHALOIDEA.html cited 2 October 2008
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