Biology:Mathildidae
Mathildidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Mathildoidea of the informal group of the Lower Heterobranchia.[1]
General characteristics
(Original description) These shells recall Bittium and Turritella. They feature a blunt apex upon which a small, heterostrophic, Adeorbis-shaped protoconch is set on its edge, often tilting to one side of the axis. The operculum is reported to be multispiral and externally concave, while the soft parts of the animal are externally quite similar to those of Turritella.The dentition of the group, however, remains unknown. [2].
Distribution
This group is abundantly represented in the Eocene Tertiary of the Paris Basin. A few recent species are widely distributed, including two or three that inhabit the Mediterranean. [2]
Genera
Genera within the family Mathildidae include:
- † Acrocoelum Cossmann, 1888
- † Angulathilda Gründel & Nützel, 2013
- † Bandelthilda Gründel, 1997
- † Bathraspira Cossmann, 1906
- Brookesena Finlay, 1926
- † Carinathilda Gründel, 1997
- † Echinimathilda Sohl, 1961
- † Eomathilda H. J. Finlay & Marwick, 1937
- † Erratothilda Gründel, 1997
- Fimbriatella Sacco, 1895
- † Gymnothilda M. Schröder, 1995
- † Jurilda Gründel, 1973
- † Lemniscolittorina Sohl, 1961
- Mathilda Semper, 1865
- † Pseudalaria Hudleston, 1889
- † Pseudotuba Harzhauser & Landau, 2023
- † Tangarilda Gründel, 2010
- † Teretrina Cossmann, 1912
- † Toulminella Bieler & Dockery, 2007
- † Tricarilda Gründel, 1973
- Tuba Lea, 1833
- Turritellopsis G. O. Sars, 1878
- † Valsantia Ludbrook, 1957
- † Veterator Laws, 1944
- Genera brought into synonymy
- Eucharilda Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
- Fimbriatella Sacco, 1895: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
- Gegania Jeffreys, 1884: synonym of Tuba Lea, 1833
- Granulicharilda Kuroda & Habe in Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
- Mathildona Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
- Opimilda Iredale, 1929: synonym of Mathilda Semper, 1865
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Mathildidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23070 on 2012-06-29
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dall, W.H. (1889). "Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda.". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College. 18: 266. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/25505. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
- Rudiger Bieler, Mathildidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia); 1995, Mémoires du Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris
- Jensen, R. H. (1997). A Checklist and Bibliography of the Marine Molluscs of Bermuda. Unp., 547 pp
External links
- "Mathildidae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=71328.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
Wikidata ☰ Q3170977 entry
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