Akeridae
Encyclopedia
Akeridae is a small taxonomic family
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs belonging to the superfamily
Akeroidea, the sea hare
s. The family, in its original spelling "Aceridae", has previously been attributed in error to Pilsbry
, 1893.
Akeridae is the only family in the superfamily.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod molluscs belonging to the superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
Akeroidea, the sea hare
Sea hare
The clade Aplysiomorpha, commonly known as Sea hares or Sea Bags , are medium-sized to very large Opisthobranchia with a soft internal shell made of protein...
s. The family, in its original spelling "Aceridae", has previously been attributed in error to Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry
Henry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1893.
Akeridae is the only family in the superfamily.
Genera
Genera and species in the family Akeridae include:- Genus Anderssonia
- Anderssonia sphinx (Strebel, 1908), occurring in the Southern OceanSouthern OceanThe Southern Ocean comprises the southernmost waters of the World Ocean, generally taken to be south of 60°S latitude and encircling Antarctica. It is usually regarded as the fourth-largest of the five principal oceanic divisions...
around Antarctica.
- Anderssonia sphinx (Strebel, 1908), occurring in the Southern Ocean
- Genus AkeraAkeraAkera is a marine genus of sea hare in the family Akeridae, known from the late Callovian to the recent periods.-Description:...
O. F. Müller, 1776 - type genus