Marine Species Traits - Zonitidae Mörch, 1864

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Zonitidae Mörch, 1864

AphiaID

816187 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:816187)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Parent

Zonitoidea Mörch, 1864

Original name

Zonitidae Mörch, 1864

Synonymised names

Zonitinae Mörch, 1864 · unaccepted > superseded rank

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Genus Aegopis Fitzinger, 1833
Genus Allaegopis A. Riedel, 1979
Genus Anhuispira W. Yü, 1982 †
Genus Balcanodiscus A. Riedel & Urbański, 1964
Genus Bellornatus W. Yü & X.-Q. Zhang, 1982 †
Genus Doraegopis A. Riedel, 1982
Genus Macrozonites Wenz, 1919 †
Genus Meledella Sturany, 1908
Genus Metazonites Pfeffer, 1930 †
Genus Miozonites Pfeffer, 1930 †
Genus Paraegopis P. Hesse, 1910
Genus Sphaerozonites Pfeffer, 1930 †
Genus Troglaegopis A. Riedel & Radja, 1983
Genus Turcozonites A. Riedel, 1987
Genus Zonites Montfort, 1810
Genus Drouetia Gude, 1911 accepted as Oxychilus (Drouetia) Gude, 1911 represented as Oxychilus Fitzinger, 1833 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
Genus Tonites auct. accepted as Zonites Montfort, 1810 (incorrect subsequent spelling)
Genus Tragomma Held, 1838 accepted as Zonites Montfort, 1810 (unaccepted > junior objective synonym, junior objective synonym of Zonites, with the same type species)

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1864). Fortegnelse over de i Danmark forekommende land- og ferskvandsblöddyr. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Köbenhavn. (2) 1863 (17-22): 265-367., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851876
page(s): 274 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Zonitidae Mörch, 1864. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=816187 on 2025-07-13

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2014-08-29 08:34:18Z

created

Rosenberg, Gary

2015-11-03 07:32:06Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2016-01-17 17:24:27Z

changed

Bouchet, Philippe

2025-02-02 09:29:26Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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Nomenclature

original description Mörch [Mørch], O. A. L. (1864). Fortegnelse over de i Danmark forekommende land- og ferskvandsblöddyr. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra Dansk Naturhistorisk Forening i Köbenhavn. (2) 1863 (17-22): 265-367., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35851876
page(s): 274 [details]

basis of record 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. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.
page(s): 267 [details] Available for editors

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Other

additional source Cowie, R. H., Evenhuis, N. L. & Christensen, C. C. (1995). Catalog of the native land and freshwater molluscs of the Hawaiian Islands. vi + 248 pp. Leiden: Backhuys Publishers.
page(s): 162 [details] Available for editors

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Present

Inaccurate

Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

Definitions

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Language	Name
English	glass snails	[details]
German	Glanzschnecken	[details]

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