Microhedylidae

Microhedylidae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Heterobranchia clade Euthyneura clade Panpulmonata clade Acochlidiacea clade Microhedylacea
Family:	Microhedylidae Odhner, 1937
Diversity
Microhedylidae s.s.: 3 genera, 9 species[1] Microhedylidae s.l. (including Ganitidae): 5 genera, 11 species[1]
Synonyms
Parhedylidae Thiele, 1931[1] Sabulincolidae Rankin, 1979[2] Unelidae Rankin, 1979[2] Mancohedylidae Rankin, 1979[2] Livorniellidae Rankin]], 1979[3][4] Pontohedylidae Starobogatov, 1983[2]

Microhedylidae are a taxonomic family of sea slug^{[disambiguation needed ]}s, marine gastropod mollusks within the clade Acochlidiacea.

2005 taxonomy

Microhedylidae has been listed as a synonym of Parhedylidae in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005).^[2] Ganitidae Rankin, 1979 has been listed as a sole family within Hedylopsoidea.^[2] The type genus of Livorniellidae was Livorniella Rankin, 1979.^[2]

2010 taxonomy

Sensu Schrödl & Neusser (2010)^[1] is Microhedylidae within the clade Microhedylacea.^[1] Parhedylidae is a synonym of of Microhedylidae.^[1] Microhedylidae s.l. may informally include Ganitidae, but inclusion of Ganitidae within Microhedylidae requires further research and higher statistical support.^[1]

Genera

Genera within the Microhedylidae include:

Microhedyle Hertling, 1930

• Microhedyle glandulifera (Kowalevsky, 1901)^[1]
• Microhedyle nahantensis (Doe, 1974)^[1]
• Microhedyle odhneri (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1955)^[1]
• Microhedyle remanei (Er. Marcus, 1953)^[1]

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Main article: Ganitidae

• Ganitus Marcus, 1953 - with the only species Ganitus evelinae Marcus, 1953 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae^[1]

• Paraganitus Challis, 1968 - with the only species Paraganitus ellynnae Challis, 1968 - it belongs to Microhedylidae s.l. / Ganitidae^[1]

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Parhedyle Thiele, 1931

• Parhedyle cryptophthalma (Westheide & Wawra, 1974)^[1]
• Parhedyle tyrtowii (Kowalevsky, 1900)^[1]
• Parhedyle gerlachi (Ev. Marcus & Er. Marcus, 1959)^[1]

Pontohedyle Golikov & Starobogatov, 1972

• Pontohedyle milaschewitchii (Kowalevsky, 1901)^[1]
• Pontohedyle verrucosa (Challis, 1970)^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r} Schrödl M. & Neusser T. P. (2010). "Towards a phylogeny and evolution of Acochlidia (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Opisthobranchia)". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 124-154. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00544.x.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Bouchet P., Rocroi J.-P., Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdés Á. & Warén A. (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3925919724. ISSN 0076-2997. http://www.archive.org/details/malacologia47122005inst. 
3. ^ Rankin J. J. (1979). "A freshwater shell-less mollusc from the Caribbean: structure, biotics, and contribution to a new understanding of the Acochlidioidea". Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences Contributions 116: 123 pp.
4. ^ Marine Species Identification Portal : Genus Microhedyle. accessed 3 December 2010.