Murchisonellidae


Murchisonellidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.

Taxonomy

1999 taxonomy

Under the system according to Christoffer Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan, there were five genera in the Ebalidae:
  • Ebala J. E. Gray, 1847
  • Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947
  • Chesapeakella Campbell, 1993
  • Ebalina Thiele, 1929
  • Henrya Bartsch, 1947

    2005 taxonomy

This family has no subfamilies.
This has been changed in 2013 into two subfamilies.

Genera

Genera within the family Muchisonellidae include:
;Subfamily Ebalinae Warén, 1995
;Subfamily Murchisonellinae T. L. Casey, 1904
;Genera brought into synonymy :
  • Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Laseronella Whitley, 1959: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Murchisoniella P. Fischer, 1885: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875
  • Pandorella Laseron, 1951: synonym of Murchisonella Mörch, 1875