Turbonilla Risso, 1826

Lygre, Frøydis, Kongsrud, Jon Anders & Schander, Christoffer, 2011, Four new species of Turbonilla (Gastropoda, Pyramidellimorpha, Turbonillidae) from the Gulf of Guinea, West Africa, African Invertebrates 52 (2), pp. 243-243 : 247

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Genus Turbonilla Risso, 1826 View in CoL View at ENA

Turbonilla View in CoL s. l. as commonly used is doubtless a polyphyletic assemblage ( Lygre & Schander 2010). Schander et al. (1999 a) listed more than 40 genera in Turbonillinae View in CoL . However, knowledge of most of these genera is little and the literature is confused. Therefore, we are currently unable to divide the West African species in a proper phylogenetic way, but are forced to place the new species in Turbonilla View in CoL s. l. A similar approach was also taken by Penãs and Rolán (2010). A proper revision of the family Turbonillidae is urgently needed. There is currently no universally accepted taxonomy for the pyramidellidae. Here we follow Schander et al. (1999 a), but for an alternative opinion see Bouchet et al. (2005).

References

LYGRE, F. & SCHANDER, C. 2010. Seven new species of pyramidellids (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Pyramidellidoidea) from West Africa, introducing the new genus Kongsrudia. Zootaxa 2657: 1 - 17.

RISSO, J. - A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Meridionale et particulierement des celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes-Maritimes. Vol. 4. Mollusques. Paris: Levrault.

SCHANDER, C., VAN AARTSEN, J. J. & CORGAN, J. X. 1999 a. Families and genera of the Pyramidelloidea (Mollusca: Gastropoda). Bulletino Malacologico 34: 145 - 166.