Rhodopidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Murchisonelloidea.[1][2]

Rhodopidae
Helminthope psammobionta dorsal view schematic
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Superfamily: Murchisonelloidea
Family: Rhodopidae
Ihering, 1876
Subfamilies

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Genera

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Genera include:[1]

Genera brought into synonymy
  • Sidonia Schulze, 1854: synonym of Rhodope Koelliker, 1847

Taxonomy

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Molecular work has shown that this family is a basal clade of heterobranch Mollusca. Anatomically aberrant, Rhodopidae have been shown to be related to snails of the family Murchisonellidae which all have a narrow shell with many whorls.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2015). Rhodopidae Ihering, 1876. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23111 on 2015-04-14
  2. ^ Bouchet, P. & Rocroi, J.-P. (2005). "Classification and Nomenclator of Gastropod Families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2).
  3. ^ Wilson, N. G.; Jörger, K. M.; Brenzinger, B.; Schrödl, M. (2017). Phylogenetic placement of the enigmatic worm-like Rhodopemorpha slugs as basal Heterobranchia. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 1-10.

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