Macromphalus
| Macromphalus | |
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| Shell of Macromphalus backeljaui | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Vanikoridae |
| Genus: | Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| † Macromphalus reticulatus S. V. Wood, 1842 (type by monotypy) | |
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Macromphalus is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Vanikoridae.
General characteristics
(Original description) The shell is fusiform, with an elevated spire and an ovate aperture. The outer lip is sharp, and the umbilicus forms a narrow, linear opening.
(Described as Couthouyia) The shell is ovate, with a deep, broad umbilical chink and an acuminate spire. The whorls are convex and bear intersecting sculpture, while the body whorl is inflated. The sutures are impressed.
The aperture is semi-ovate. The inner lip is straight, narrow, and free, widening anteriorly, and the umbilical chink is elongated. The outer lip is simple and curved, with a sharp, entire margin.
Species
Species within the genus Macromphalus include:
- Macromphalus abylensisWarén & Bouchet, 1988
- Macromphalus aculeatus (Hedley, 1900)
- Macromphalus aethiopicus (Thiele, 1925)
- † Macromphalus agnesae Pacaud & Pons, 2015
- Macromphalus asperus (Hedley, 1912)
- Macromphalus backeljaui Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
- † Macromphalus bourgeoisi (de Morgan, 1916)
- Macromphalus celsoi Poppe & Tagaro, 2026
- † Macromphalus citharella (Cossmann, 1888)
- Macromphalus comorensis (Thiele, 1925)
- Macromphalus crebrestriatus (Thiele, 1925)
- Macromphalus decussatus (A. Adams, 1860)
- † Macromphalus disjunctus (de Raincourt & Munier-Chalmas, 1863)
- † Macromphalus elegans (Deshayes, 1861)
- † Macromphalus fischeri (de Laubrière, 1881) ((accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, of Fossarus fischeri Mörch, 1877))
- Macromphalus gracilis (Brazier, 1894)
- † Macromphalus imacampensis Lozouet, 1998
- Macromphalus incertus (Turton, 1932)
- Macromphalus indicus (E. A. Smith, 1894)
- Macromphalus inflatus (Thiele, 1925)
- Macromphalus insignis (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1871)
- Macromphalus jinyuae L.-W. Lin, 2023
- Macromphalus liae W.-J. Chen & C.-F. Tseng, 2023
- † Macromphalus lozoueti Landau, Marquet & Grigis, 2004
- † Macromphalus magnei (Vergneau, 1963)
- Macromphalus magnificus Poppe & Tagaro, 2016
- Macromphalus mzambanus (Kilburn, 1977)
- Macromphalus pasithea (Kilburn, 1977)
- Macromphalus pliciferus (A. Adams, 1863)
- Macromphalus reticulatus (A. Adams, 1855) (accepted > unreplaced junior homonym, non S. V. Wood, 1842)
- † Macromphalus reticulatus S. V. Wood, 1842
- † Macromphalus roberti (de Morgan, 1916)
- Macromphalus saharicus Rubio & Rolan, 1994
- † Macromphalus scalariformis (Morlet, 1888)
- Macromphalus senegalensis (Knudsen, 1956)
- † Macromphalus similis Gougerot & Le Renard, 1982
- Macromphalus striatulus (A. Adams, 1863)
- Macromphalus styliferinus (Nevill, 1884)
- Macromphalus subreticulatus (Nevill, 1884)
- † Macromphalus subsolutus (Cossmann, 1888)
- Macromphalus sundaicus (Thiele, 1925)
- Macromphalus superbus (Thiele, 1925)
- † Macromphalus terebralis (Cossmann, 1885)
- Macromphalus thelacme (Melvill, 1904)
- Macromphalus tornatilis (A. A. Gould, 1859)
- Macromphalus tyroi Hoenselaar & Moolenbeck, 1994
- Macromphalus walkeri Poppe, Tagaro & Stahlschmidt, 2015
- Macromphalus yamamotoi (Habe, 1978)
- Species brought into synonymy
- † Macromphalus decussatus (Cossmann, 1888): synonym of † Macromphalina decussata (Cossmann, 1888)
- Macromphalus okamotoi (T. Habe, 1962): synonym of Amamiconcha okamotoi T. Habe, 1962 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- † Macromphalus stantoni Bandel & Kowalke, 1997: synonym of † Macromphalina stantoni (superseded combination)
References
- ↑ Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842. Gofas, S. (2009). Macromphalus S.V. Wood, 1842. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Speciesathttp://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138625 on 27 December 2011 .
- ↑ Wood, S.V. (1842). "A catalog of shells from the Crag". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 1 (9): 537. Retrieved 4 November 2026.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - ↑ Adams, A. (1860). "On some new genera and species of Mollusca from Japan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 3 (5): 410. Retrieved 4 November 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ↑ Macromphalus abylensis Warén & Bouchet, 1988. Gofas, S. (2009). Macromphalus abylensis Warén & Bouchet, 1988. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Speciesathttp://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=141889 on 14 August 2010 .
- Warén, A.; Bouchet, P. (1988). A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family. Bollettino Malacologico. 24 (5-8): 73-100.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels. 50: pp. 180–213.
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