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now in prevailing usage. It is maintained
under Art. 40.2, with the precedence of Scolymidae.
-inae, Abbott (1954: 245).
Vayssiereidae Thiele, 1931 [before 31 October]
Reference: Handbuch der systematischen
Weichtierkunde, 1(2): 430
Type genus: Vayssierea Risbec, 1928
Remarks: See also Okadaiidae.
Velainellidae Vasseur, 1880 [3 June]
Reference: Journal de Conchyliologie, 28(2): 182
Type genus: \Velainella Vasseur, 1880
Remarks: -inae, Wenz (1938 [in 1938-1944]:
42, 44, 324); -oidea [as Vellainelloidea],
Golikov & Starobogatov (1 975: 215).
Velariacea Rankin, 1979 [25 May]
Reference: Royal Ontario Museum, Life Sciences
Contributions, 116: 92
Remarks: Established as a superfamily containing
the families Microhedylidae, Sabulincolidae,
Unelidae, Mancohedylidae and
Asperspinidae. Not available as a familygroup
name: not based on a genus.
Velatinae Bändel, 2001
Reference: Mitteilungen aus dem Geologisch-
Paläontologischen Institut der Universität
Hamburg, 85: 144
Type genus: t\/e/atesMontfort, 1810
Velutinidae Gray, 1840 [4 November]
Reference: Synopsis of the contents of the British
Museum, ed. 42, 2nd printing: 120, 152
Type genus: Velutina Fleming, 1820
Remarks: -inae, Thiele (1929 [in 1929-1935]:
263); -oidea, Wilson (in Beesley et al., 1 998:
786).
Veniliinae Chenu, 1859
Reference: Manuel de conchyliologie et de
paléontologie conchyliologique, (1 ): 408
Type genus: \/en///a Alder & Hancock, 1844
Remarks: Original spelling Venilinae. Chenu
treated Proctonotus [and Zephynna] as synonym
of Venilla and established Veniliinae
to replace Proctonotinae. Invalid: type genus
a junior homonym of Venilla Rafinesque,
1815 [Crustacea] and Venilla Morton, 1833
[Bivalvia].
Ventriculidae Wenz, 1915
Reference: [in K. Fischer & Wenz] Jahrbücher
der Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde
in Wiesbaden, 67: 124
Type genus: tVentriculus VMenz, 1914
Verenaticinae Cossmann, 1924 [December]
Reference: Essais de paléoconchologie comparée,
13:98
Remarks: Not available: not based on a genus.
Verenidae Gray, 1857 [9 May]
Reference: Guide to the systematic distribution
of Mollusca in the British Museum. Part I: 43
Type genus: Verena Gray, 1857
Remarks: Original spelling Verenadae. Invalid:
type genus a junior homonym of Verena H.
Adams & A. Adams, 1854.
Vermetidae Rafinesque, 1815
Reference: Analyse de la nature: 144
Type genus: Vermetus Dauäln, 1800
Remarks: Original spelling (family) Vermetin-
ia. Established independently by Gray (1 828:
3). -inae [as Vermetina], Gray (1857a: 126);
-oidea, H.B.Baker (1964: 179).
Vermiculariidae Dail, 1913
Reference: [in Eastman] Textbook of palaeontology,
ed. 2, 1: 546
Type genus: Vermicularia Lamarck, 1799
Remarks: -inae. Franc (1 968a: 274).
Veronicellidae Gray, 1840 [16 October]
Reference: Synopsis of the contents of the
British Museum, ed. 42: 126, 149
Type genus: \/eron/ce//a Blainville, 1817
Remarks: -inae. Cockerel! (1891: 216, 218);
-oidea [as -acea], Taylor & Sohl (1962: 13).
Vertiginidae Fitzinger, 1833
Reference: Beiträge zur Landeskunde Oesterreich's
unter der Enns, Bd. 3: 109
Type genus: Vertigo O. F. Müller, 1774
Remarks: Original spelling ("Gruppe") Vertiginoidea,
between genus and family. Placed on
the Official List by Direction 27 (1955: 485),
but attributed in error to Stimpson (1 851 : 53).
-inae, Morse (1864: 5, 38); -oidea [as -acea],
Thiele (1926 [in 1925-1926]: 139); -ini [as
-eae], Thiele (1931 [in 1929-1935]: 505).
Vesicidae J. 0. Burch, 1945 [May]
Reference: Minutes of the Conchological Club
of Southern California, 48: 2
Type genus: Ves/ca Swainson, 1840
Remarks: Introduced as a replacement name
for Bullidae, based on Bulla Linnaeus, 1 758,
which Burch considered to be a senior synonym
of /\fysMontfort, 1810, due to the overlooked
designation [by Linnean tautonymy]
of Bulla naucum Linnaeus, 1758, as type
species. However, Opinion 196 subsequent-