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Velutinidae J. E. Gray, 1840

143 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:143)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia
  3. Mollusca
  4. Gastropoda
  5. Caenogastropoda
  6. Littorinimorpha
  7. Velutinoidea
  8. Velutinidae
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Velutinoidea J. E. Gray, 1840

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  1. Subfamily Lamellariinae A. d'Orbigny, 1841
    1. Genus Calyptoconcha Bouchet & Warén, 1993
    2. Genus Lamellaria Montagu, 1816
    3. Genus Marsenia Oken, 1823
    4. Genus Marseniella Bergh, 1886
  2. Subfamily Velutininae J. E. Gray, 1840
    1. Genus Ciliatovelutina A. N. Golikov & Gulbin, 1990
    2. Genus Limneria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851
    3. Genus Marsenina J. E. Gray, 1850
    4. Genus Onchidiopsis Bergh, 1853
    5. Genus Piliscus Lovén, 1859
    6. Genus Pseudotorellia Warén, 1989
    7. Genus Velutina J. Fleming, 1820
    8. Genus Capulacmaea M. Sars, 1859 accepted as Piliscus Lovén, 1859
    9. Genus Marvillia [sic] accepted as Limneria H. Adams & A. Adams, 1851 (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Hägg, 1905] of Morvillia Gray, 1857)
    10. Genus Oncidiopsis [sic] accepted as Onchidiopsis Bergh, 1853 (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Paetel, 1875] of Onchidiopsis Bergh, 1853)
    11. Genus Pilidium Middendorff, 1851 accepted as Piliscus Lovén, 1859 (Invalid: junior homonym of Pilidium Forbes & Hanley, 1849)
    12. Genus Velutella J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Velutina (Velutella) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Velutina J. Fleming, 1820 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals. In: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, ed. 42, 2nd printing: 106-156. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55312547
page(s): 120, 152 [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Velutinidae J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=143 on 2026-07-29
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Velutinidae J. E. Gray, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=143 on 2026-07-29
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2009-03-28 21:19:53Z
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Gofas, Serge
2018-04-03 03:31:56Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2020-11-12 08:13:43Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2026-01-07 21:10:12Z
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Bouchet, Philippe
2026-01-08 17:07:46Z
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Auffenberg, Kurt

original description Gray, J. E. (1840). Shells of molluscous animals. In: <i>Synopsis of the contents of the British Museum</i>, ed. 42, 2nd printing: 106-156. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55312547
page(s): 120, 152 [details] 

basis of record Fassio, G.; Stefani, M.; Russini, V.; Buge, B.; Bouchet, P.; Treneman, N.; Malaquias, M. A. E.; Schiaparelli, S.; Modica, M. V.; Oliverio, M. (2022). Neither slugs nor snails: a molecular reappraisal of the gastropod family Velutinidae. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> 197(4): 924-964., available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlac091 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

additional source Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 61(1-2): 1-526., available online at https://doi.org/10.4002/040.061.0201 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
 
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