Murchisonellidae

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Kingdom Animalia Clade Heterobranchia Scientific name Ebalidae Rank Family		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Murchisonelloidea Higher classification Heterostropha
Similar Gastropods, Molluscs, Amathinidae, Omalogyridae, Aclididae

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

1999 taxonomy

Under the system according to Christoffer Schander, Van Aartsen & Corgan (1999), there were five genera in the Ebalidae:

Ebala J. E. Gray, 1847

Bermudaclis Bartsch, 1947

Chesapeakella Campbell, 1993

Ebalina Thiele, 1929

Henrya Bartsch, 1947

This family has no subfamilies (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).

Genera within the family Muchisonellidae include:

Ebala Gray, 1847 - synonym: Anisocycla Monterosato, 1880

Henrya Bartsch, 1947

Koloonella Laseron, 1959

Murchisonella Mörch, 1875 - type genus

Pseudoaclisina Yoo, 1994

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

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