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Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840

23045  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:23045)

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  1. Genus Gastropteron Kosse, 1813
  2. Genus Gasteroptera [sic] accepted as Gastropteron Kosse, 1813 (incorrect subsequent spelling [by Blainville, 1824] of Gastropteron Kosse, 1813)
  3. Genus Sarcopterus Rafinesque, 1814 accepted as Gastropteron Kosse, 1813
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Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 360; note: original spelling Gasteropteridae, based on Gasteropteron, an incorrect subsequent spelling of the name of the type genus; established as subfamily despite suffix -idae. [details] 
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2025) European Register of Marine Species at: https://vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=23045 on 2026-05-01
Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvanitidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2026). European Register of Marine Species. Gastropteridae Swainson, 1840. Accessed at: https://www.vliz.be/vmdcdata/narms/narms.php?p=taxdetails&id=23045 on 2026-05-01
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2004-12-21 15:54:05Z
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2010-09-01 21:17:17Z
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original description Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology; or the natural classification of shells and shell-fish. Longman, London, viii + 419 pp., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/33450
page(s): 360; note: original spelling Gasteropteridae, based on Gasteropteron, an incorrect subsequent spelling of the name of the type genus; established as subfamily despite suffix -idae. [details] 

taxonomy source Gosliner, T. M. (1989). Revision of the Gastropteridae (Opisthobranchia: Cephalaspidea) with descriptions of a new genus and six new species. <em>The Veliger.</em> 32(4): 333-381., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43054209 [details] 

basis of record Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families. <em>Malacologia.</em> 47 (1-2): 1-397. [20 July]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25127200 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

status source Oskars T.R., Bouchet P. & Malaquias M.A. (2015). A new phylogeny of the Cephalaspidea (Gastropoda: Heterobranchia) based on expanded taxon sampling and gene markers. <em>Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution.</em> 89: 130-150., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2015.04.011 [details] 
 
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