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Taxon: Family Hydrobiidae Stimpson, 1865 (mollusc)
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Authorship

Incorrect (rank-group) authorship:  Troschel, 1857: 106. [as Hydrobiae; a plural not equivalent to a family-group name].

Types

Nominotypical taxon [ICZN]: Hydrobiinae (Subfamily) Stimpson, 1865
Type: Hydrobia (Genus) Hartmann, 1821 Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 90. [implicit]

Variants

Incorrect authorship: Hydrobiidae (Family) Troschel, 1857, cit. inval. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 90.

Synonyms

Replacement name: Paludestrinidae (Family) Newton, 1891, nom. rej. Ref: P. Bouchet & J.-P. Rocroi, 2005: 124.
Synonymous name: Fluminicolidae (Family) Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Questionably Synonymous name: Lithoglyphulidae (Family) Radoman, 1973 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Questionably Synonymous name: Littoridinidae (Family) Thiele, 1928 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Synonymous name: Mexithaumidae (Family) Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Synonymous name: Orientaliidae (Family) Radoman, 1973, nom. illeg. Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Synonymous name: Orygoceratidae (Family) Brusina, 1882 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Including: Amnicolidae (Family) Tryon, 1863 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Including: Bythinellidae (Family) Locard, 1893 Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Including: Lithoglyphiidae (Family) Ref: K.J. Boss, 1982: 985.
Including: Moitessieriidae (Family) Bourguignat, 1863
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