Biology:Amphithalamus

Short description: Genus of gastropods

Amphithalamus
Amphithalamus vallei Aguayo & Jaume, 1947
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Anabathridae
Genus:	Amphithalamus Carpenter, 1864
Synonyms
Amphitalamus David, 1934 (misspelling) Amphithalamus (Amphithalamus) Carpenter, 1864· accepted, alternate representation Amphithalamus (Notoscrobs) Powell, 1927· accepted, alternate representation Amphithalimus [sic] (misspelling) Amphithalmus [sic] (misspelling) Microfossa Laseron, 1950 (synonym) Notoscrobs Powell, 1927 Notoscrobs (Microfossa) Laseron, 1950· accepted, alternate representation Obescrobs Iredale, 1955 (synonym) Rissoa (Amphithalamus) Carpenter, 1864

Amphitalhamus is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Anabathridae.

Species

Species within the genus Amphithalamus include:

• Amphithalamus albus Rolán, 1991
• Amphithalamus alphesboei Melvill, 1912
• Amphithalamus elspethae Melvill, 1910
• Amphithalamus erosus (Odhner, 1924)
• Amphithalamus falsestea (Ponder, 1968)
• Amphithalamus fulcira (Laseron, 1956)
• Amphithalamus glabrus Simone, 1996
• Amphithalamus incidatus (Frauenfeld, 1867)
• Amphithalamus inclusus Carpenter, 1864
• Amphithalamus jacksoni (Brazier, 1895)
• Amphithalamus latisulcus (Ponder, 1968)
• Amphithalamus liratus Thiele, 1930
• Amphithalamus neglectus (Turton, 1932)
• Amphithalamus niger Rolán, 1991
• Amphithalamus obesus H. Adams, 1866
• Amphithalamus ornatus (Powell, 1927)
• Amphithalamus pyramis (Laseron, 1950)
• Amphithalamus rauli Rolán, 1991
• Amphithalamus semen (Odhner, 1924)
• Amphithalamus stephensae Bartsch, 1927
• Amphithalamus sundayensis Oliver, 1915
• Amphithalamus triangulus May, 1915
• Amphithalamus trosti Strong & Hertlein, 1939
• Amphithalamus vallei Aguayo & Jaume, 1947

References

• Powell, A.W.B. (1927). The genetic relationships of Australasian rissoids. Part 1. Descriptions of new recent genera and species from New Zealand and the Kermadec Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute 57: 534-548.
• Laseron, C. F., 1950. Review of the Rissoidae of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 22(3): 257–287
• Ponder, W. F. (1967). The classification of the Rissoidae and Orbitestellidae with descriptions of some new taxa. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Zoology. 9(17): 193-224, pls 1-13.

External links

• Carpenter P.P. (1864). Supplementary report on the present state of our knowledge with regard to the Mollusca of the west coast of North America. Reports of the British Association for the Advancement of Science. 33 (for 1863): 517-686

Wikidata ☰ Q3138220 entry