World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS)

AfReMaS taxon details

Fissurellidae J. Fleming, 1822

AphiaID

111 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:111)

Classification

Status

accepted

Rank

Family

Type taxon

Fissurella Bruguière, 1789 (type by original designation)

Parent

Fissurelloidea J. Fleming, 1822

Original name

Fissurellidae J. Fleming, 1822

Direct children (41)

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Subfamily Emarginulinae Children, 1834
1. Genus Clypidina Gray, 1847
2. Genus Emarginella Pilsbry, 1891
3. Genus Emarginula Lamarck, 1801
4. Genus Fissurisepta G. Seguenza, 1863
5. Genus Montfortula Iredale, 1915
6. Genus Pupillaea Gray, 1835
7. Genus Scutus Montfort, 1810
8. Genus Tugali J. E. Gray, 1843
9. Genus Vacerrena Iredale, 1958
10. Genus Rimulanax Iredale, 1924 accepted as Puncturella (Cranopsis) A. Adams, 1860 accepted as Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Fissurellideinae Pilsbry, 1890
1. Genus Cosmetalepas Iredale, 1924
2. Genus Diodora J. E. Gray, 1821
3. Genus Fissurellidea A. d'Orbigny, 1839
4. Genus Lucapina J. E. Gray, 1835
5. Genus Capiluna J. E. Gray, 1857 accepted as Diodora J. E. Gray, 1821 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
6. Genus Glyphis P. P. Carpenter, 1857 accepted as Diodora J. E. Gray, 1821 (invalid: junior homonym of Glyphis Agassiz, 1843 [Pisces])
Subfamily Fissurellinae J. Fleming, 1822
1. Genus Amblychilepas Pilsbry, 1890
2. Genus Dendrofissurella J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986
3. Genus Fissurella Bruguière, 1789
4. Genus Lucapinella Pilsbry, 1890
5. Genus Macroschisma Gray, 1835
6. Genus Medusafissurella J. H. McLean & Kilburn, 1986
7. Genus Macrochisma Gray, 1835 accepted as Macroschisma Gray, 1835 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
Subfamily Rimulinae Anton, 1838
1. Genus Rimula Defrance, 1827
Subfamily Zeidorinae Naef, 1913
1. Genus Cornisepta J. H. McLean & D. L. Geiger, 1998
2. Genus Hemitoma Swainson, 1840
3. Genus Montfortista Iredale, 1929
4. Genus Octomarginula J. H. McLean, 2011
5. Genus Profundisepta J. H. McLean & D. L. Geiger, 1998
6. Genus Puncturella R. T. Lowe, 1827
7. Genus Zeidora A. Adams, 1860
8. Genus Nesta H. Adams, 1870 accepted as Zeidora A. Adams, 1860
9. Genus Subemarginula J. E. Gray, 1847 accepted as Hemitoma Swainson, 1840 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym, same type species)
10. Genus Cranopsis A. Adams, 1860 (uncertain, validity debated)
Subfamily Diodorinae Odhner, 1932 accepted as Fissurellideinae Pilsbry, 1890 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
Subfamily Hemitominae Kuroda & Habe, 1971 accepted as Zeidorinae Naef, 1913

Environment

marine, ~~fresh~~, ~~terrestrial~~

Fossil range

recent + fossil

Original description

Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 2: 495 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Fissurellidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111 on 2025-04-24

Regional species database citation

Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025). African Register of Marine Species. Fissurellidae J. Fleming, 1822. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=111 on 2025-04-24

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2004-12-21 15:54:05Z

created

db_admin

2005-05-18 07:40:01Z

changed

Cuvelier, Daphne

2010-10-03 15:39:41Z

checked

Rosenberg, Gary

2025-03-16 07:57:26Z

changed

Vinarski, Maxim

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original description Fleming, J. (1822). The philosophy of zoology: or a general view of the structure, functions and classification of animals. Edinburgh Vol. 2: 1-618., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230157
page(s): 2: 495 [details]

taxonomy source Cunha T.J., Lemer S., Bouchet P., Kano Y. & Giribet G. (2019). Putting keyhole limpets on the map: phylogeny and biogeography of the globally distributed marine family Fissurellidae (Vetigastropoda, Mollusca). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 135: 249-269., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ympev.2019.02.008 [details]

context source (PeRMS) Ramírez, R.; Paredes, C.; Arenas, J. (2003). Moluscos del Perú. Revista de Biologia Tropical. 51(supplement 3): 225-284. [details] Available for editors

basis of record Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526. [details] Available for editors

additional source Aktipis S.W., Boehm E. & Giribet G. (2011) Another step towards understanding the slit-limpets (Fissurellidae, Fissurelloidea, Vetigastropoda, Gastropoda): a combined five-gene molecular phylogeny. Zoologica Scripta 40: 238-259. [details]

Present

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Introduced: alien

Containing type locality

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To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Fissurellidae)
To Genbank
To image gallery of Natural History Museum Rotterdam
To The Arctic Traits Database (1 trait)
To ITIS