Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=382181 on 2011-04-06
This family has no subfamilies. The family consists of extremely diverse species and needs taxonomic revision. The relationship between genera are often uncertain. Many species remain undescribed or have been recently described.
Description Most species in this family are small, usually up to 10 mm. They show a diverse range of morphologies. The shell has a conical shape with rounded whorls and a wide umbilicus.
Distribution The species in the family Solariellidae occur worldwide from the sublittoral zone to bathyal depths.
Genera Genera within the family Solariellidae include: Archiminolia Iredale, 1929 Arxellia Vilvens, Williams & Herbert, 2014 Bathymophila Dall, 1881WoRMS (2010). Bathymophila. 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=391533 on 2010-04-22 Chonospeira Herbert & Williams, 2020 Elaphriella Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2016 Fuscomaculina D. G. Herbert, Vilvens & S. T. Williams, 2026 Galenesia D. G. Herbert & S. T. Williams, 2026 Ilanga Hebert, 1987 Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991Rosenberg, G. (2010). Lamellitrochus Quinn, 1991. 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=415539 on 2011-03-22 Microgaza Dall, 1881WoRMS (2010). Microgaza. 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=391534 on 2010-04-22 Minolia A. Adams, 1860Gofas, S. (2009). Minolia A. Adams, 1860. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138593 on 2010-04-22 Phragmomphalina D. G. Herbert & S. T. Williams, 2020 Pseudobathymophila D. G. Herbert & S. T. Williams, 2026 Solariella S. V. Wood, 1824 - the type genus Spectamen Iredale, 1924WoRMS (2010). Spectamen. 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=413465 on 2010-04-22 Suavotrochus Dall, 1924 Zetela Finlay, 1926
Genera brought into synonymy Conominolia Finlay 1926Fossilworks : Conominolia belongs to the family Trochidae. Ethaliopsis Schepman, 1908: synonym of Bathymophila Dall, 1881 Hazuregyra Shikama, 1962: synonym of Minolia A. Adams, 1860 Machaeroplax Friele, 1877: synonym of Ilanga Hebert, 1987 Minolops Iredale, 1929: synonym of Spectamen Iredale, 1924 Zeminolia Finlay, 1926: synonym of Solariella S. Wood, 1842
References Bibliography Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
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