Paludomidae
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Paludomidae, common name paludomids, is a family of freshwater snails, gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.
Distribution
The distribution of the Paludomidae includes Asia and Africa.
Taxonomy
The following three subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi (2005):
- Paludominae Stoliczka, 1868 - synonym: Philopotamidinae Stache, 1889
- Cleopatrinae Pilsbry & Bequaert, 1927
- Hauttecoeuriinae Bourguignat, 1885 tribe Hauttecoeuriini Bourguignat, 1885 - synonym: Tanganyiciinae Bandel, 1998 tribe Nassopsini Kesteven, 1903 - synonym: Lavigeriidae Thile, 1925 tribe Rumellini Ancey, 1906 tribe Spekiini Ancey, 1906 - synonyms: Giraudiidae Bourguignat, 1885 (inv.); Reymondiinae Bandel, 1998 tribe Syrnolopsini Bourguignat, 1890 tribe Tiphobiini Bourguignat, 1886 - synonyms: Hilacanthidae Bourguignat, 1890; Paramelaniidae J. E. S. Moore, 1898; Bathanaliidae Ancey, 1906; Limnotrochidae Ancey, 1906
A nomenclator of all Paludomidae was published in 2019.
Genera
Genera within the family Paludomidae include:
Paludominae
- Ganga Layard, 1855
- Paludomus Swainson, 1840 - type genus of the family Paludomidae
- Philopotamis Layard, 1855
Cleopatrinae
- Cleopatra Troschel, 1857 - type genus of the subfamily Cleopatrinae
- Pseudocleopatra Thiele, 1928
Hauttecoeuriinae
tribe Hauttecoeuriini
- Tanganyicia Crosse, 1881 - synonym: Hauttecoeuria Bourguignat, 1885
tribe Nassopsini
- Lavigeria Bourguignat, 1888
- Potadomoides Leloup, 1953
- Vinundu Michel, 2004
tribe Rumellini
- Stanleya Bourguignat, 1885
tribe Spekiini
- Bridouxia Bourguignat, 1885
- Reymondia Bourguignat, 1885
- Spekia Bourguignat, 1879 - type genus of the tribe Spekiini
tribe Syrnolopsini
- Anceya Bourguignat, 1885
- Martelia Dautzenberg, 1908
- Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith, 1880 - type genus of the tribe Syrnolopsini
tribe Tiphobiini
- Bathanalia Moore, 1898
- Chytra Moore, 1898 - with the only species Chytra kirkii (E. A. Smith, 1880)
- Hirthia Ancey, 1898
- Limnotrochus Smith, 1880 - with the only species Limnotrochus thomsoni Smith, 1880
- Mysorelloides Leloup, 1953 - with the only species Mysorelloides multisulcata (Bourguignat, 1888)
- Paramelania Smith, 1881
- Tiphobia E. A. Smith, 1880 - type genus of the tribe Tiphobiini, with the only species Tiphobia horei E. A. Smith, 1880
Synonyms
- Hemimitra Swainson, 1840: synonym of Paludomus Swainson, 1840 (junior synonym)
- Heteropoma Benson, 1856: synonym of Philopotamis Layard, 1855 (objective synonym)
- Odontochasma Tomlin, 1930: synonym of Paludomus (Odontochasma) Tomlin, 1930 represented as Paludomus Swainson, 1840
- Stomatodon Benson, 1862: synonym of Odontochasma Tomlin, 1930: synonym of Paludomus (Odontochasma) Tomlin, 1930 represented as Paludomus Swainson, 1840 (unavailable; a junior homonym of Stomatodon Seeley, 1861 [Gastropoda, Ringiculidae])
- Cambieria Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Tanganyicia Crosse, 1881
- Hauttecoeuria Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Tanganyicia Crosse, 1881
- Tanganikia Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Tanganyicia Crosse, 1881
- Edgaria Bourguignat, 1888: synonym of Lavigeria Bourguignat, 1888
- Nassopsis E. A. Smith, 1890 - type genus of the tribe Nassopsini: synonym of Lavigeria Bourguignat, 1888
- Randabelia Bourguignat, 1888: synonym of Lavigeria Bourguignat, 1888
- Rumella Bourguignat, 1885 - type genus of the tribe Rumellini: synonym of Stanleya Bourguignat, 1885 (junior synonym)
- Baizea Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia Bourguignat, 1885
- Coulboisia Bourguignat, 1888: synonym of Bridouxia Bourguignat, 1885
- Giraudia Bourguignat, 1885: synonym of Bridouxia Bourguignat, 1885 (junior homonym of Giraudia Foerster, 1868 [Hymenoptera])
- Lechaptoisia Ancey, 1894: synonym of Bridouxia Bourguignat, 1885 (replacement name for Horea E. A. Smith, 1889 nec Bourguignat, 1888)
- Stormsia Bourguignat, 1891: synonym of Syrnolopsis E. A. Smith, 1880
- Burtonilla E. A. Smith, 1904: synonym of Anceya Bourguignat, 1885
- Bourguignatia Giraud, 1885: synonym of Paramelania E. A. Smith, 1881 (invalid: junior homonym of Bourguignatia Brusina, 1884)
- Bythoceras Moore, 1898: synonym of Paramelania E. A. Smith, 1881 (junior synonym)
- Hilacantha Ancey, 1886: synonym of Tiphobia E. A. Smith, 1880 (invalid: Unnecessary nom. nov. pro Tiphobia Smith, 1880
Further reading
- Glaubrecht M. & Strong E. E. (September 2004) "Spermatophores of thalassoid gastropods (Paludomidae) in Lake Tanganyika, East Africa, with a survey of their occurrence in Cerithioidea: functional and phylogenetic implications". Invertebrate Biology 123(3): 218–236. doi: