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Planspiralia Naef, 1911
Reference: Ergebnisse und Fortschritte der
Zoo/og/e, 3(2): 156-159
Remarks: Established as a division of the Gastropoda
containing the order Belleromorpha
only.
Platyceratina Bändel, 1992
Reference: Paläontologisclie Zeitschrift, 66(3-
4): 238
Remarks: Established as an order of the sub-
class Neritomorpha. No contents given.
Platycochlides Ihering, 1876
Reference: Jahrbücher der Deutschen Maiakozoologischen
Gesellschaft, 3: 143
Remarks: Established as a "phylum" of the
Mollusca, containing the classes Ichnopoda,
Pteropoda, and Cephalopoda. See also Platy-
malakia.
Platyhedyloidea Rankin, 1979 [25 May]
Reference: Royal Ontaho Museum, Life Sciences
Contributions, 116: 108
Remarks: Established as an order containing
the family Platyhedylidae only. Spelling and
rank emended by Ev. Marcus (1982: 26) to
suborder Platyhedylacea.
Platymalakia Ihering, 1877
Reference: Vergleichende Anatomie des
Nervensystemes und Phylogenie der Mol-
lusken: 31
Remarks: Established as a substitute name
for Platycochlides. Ihering (1 891 : 240, 243)
ranked Platymalakia as one of two "phylum"
of the Mollusca, containing the classes Ichnopoda
and Pteropoda [but not the Cephalopoda,
earlier included in Platycochlides].
Platypoda Gray, 1857 [9 May]
Reference: Guide to the systematic distribution
of Mollusca in the British Museum, Part 1: 64
Remarks: Established as a division of the order
Rostrifera, containing the Podophthalma,
Edriophthalma, and Opisophthalma.
Platypoda P. Fischer, 1883
Reference: Manuel de conchyliologie et de paléontologie
conchyliologique, (5): 445; (6): 582
Remarks: Established as a subdivision of the
class Gastropoda containing the order Proso-
branchiata.
Pleurembolica F. Riedel, 2000
Reference: Berliner Geowissenschaftliche
Abhandlungen, ser. E, 32: 191, 195
NOMENCLÁTOR OF GASTROPOD FAMILIES 223
Remarks: Taxon containing the suborders
Troschelina, Cassina, and Ficina of the
Neomesogastropoda + the order Neogas-
tropoda.
Pleuroanthobranchia Grande, Templado,
Cervera & Zardoya, 2004
Reference: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,
33: 384-385
Remarks: Clade of Nudipleura defined by the
presence of blood gland, calcareous spicules
in the integument and a caecum directly
opened into the stomach, containing the
Pleurobranchoidea and Anthobranchia.
Pleurobranchia Deshayes, 1832
Reference: Encyclopédie méthodique. Histoire
naturelle des vers, 2: table between pp. 552-
553
Remarks: Original spelling (vernacular) "Les
Pleurobranches". Latinized by Herrmannsen
(1847 [in 1846-1852]: 293). Established
as a suborder containing the genera Umbrella,
Siphonaria, Pleurobranchus and Pleurobranchaea.
Spelling and rank emended by
Gray (1840b: 152) to order Pleurobranchia-
ta, containing the families Bullidae, Aplysiidae,
Umbrellidae, Pleurobranchidae, and
Pterotracheidae; by Pelseneer (1906: 173)
to "tribe" Pleurobranchomorpha; by Golikov
& Starobogatov (1989: 67) to order Pleurobranchiformes
and suborder Pleurobranchio-
idei.
Pleurocoela Thiele, 1926
Reference: Handbuch der Zoologie, 5(2): 105
Remarks: Established as an order of Opisthobranchia,
containing the suborders Cephalaspidea,
Pteropoda Thecosomata, Anaspidea,
and Pteropoda Gymnosomata.
Pleurommatophoren Simroth, 1889
Reference: Nova Acta, Kaiserlich Leopoldinish-Carolinische
Deutsche Akademie der
Naturforscher, 54{^). 85
Remarks: Vernacular name only. Taxon com-
prising all the land pulmonates exclusive of
Athoracophoridae.
Pleuroneurés Lacaze-Duthiers, 1888
Reference: Comptes Rendus des Séances de
lAcadémie des Sciences [Paris], 106: 721,
724
Remarks: Vernacular name only. Established as
an order of "Gastéropodes Astrepsineurés",
defined by disposition of nervous system,
but contents not explicit.