Melanodrymiidae
| Melanodrymiidae | |
|---|---|
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| Melanodrymia galeronae | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Neomphaloidea |
| Family: | Melanodrymiidae Salvini-Plawen & Steiner, 1995 |
| Diversity[1] | |
| 18 extant species | |
Melanodrymiidae is a family of gastropods belonging to the superfamily Neomphaloidea.[2] This family has no subfamilies.
Genera and species
[edit]Genera and species within the family Melanodrymiidae include:
- Leptogyra Bush, 1897[3]
- Leptogyropsis Marshall, 1988[3]
- Melanodrymia Hickman, 1984 - type genus
- Xyleptogyra Marshall, 1988[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ WoRMS. Taxon tree. accessed 11 February 2026.
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2011). Melanodrymiidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411613 on 2012-03-20
- 1 2 3 Hess H., Beck F., Gensler H., Kano Y., Kiel S. & Haszprunar G. (2008). "Microanatomy, shell structure and molecular phylogeny of Leptogyra, Xyleptogyra and Leptogyropsis (Gastropoda: Neomphalida: Melanodrymiidae) from sunken wood ". Journal of Molluscan Studies 74(4): 383-401. doi:10.1093/mollus/eyn030.