Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Mollusca > Class Monoplacophora > Order Neopilinida > Superfamily Neopilinoidea > Family Neopilinidae > Subfamily Veleropilininae

Veleropilina Starobogatov & Moskalev, 1987

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Rokopella*	Starobogatov & Moskalev, 1987	synonym

Children

Veleropilina brummeri (Goud & E. Gittenberger, 1993)
Veleropilina euglypta (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1897)
Veleropilina reticulata (G. Seguenza, 1876)
Veleropilina zografi (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)

Literature

original description	Starobogatov Y. I. & Moskalev (1987). Systematics on the Monoplacophora [in] Starobogatov Y. I., Golikov A. N. & Likarev I. M. (edit.), Molluscs, Results and Perspective of Investigation. USSR Academy of Sciences, Zoological Institute pp. 7-11:
additional source	Kano, Y.; Kimura, S.; Kimura, T.; Warén, A. (2012). Living Monoplacophora: morphological conservatism or recent diversification?. Zoologica Scripta. 41(5): 471-488.
additional source	Warén A. & Gofas S. (1997 ("1996")). A new species of Monoplacophora, redescription of the genera Veleropilina and Rokopella, and new information on three species of the class. Zoologica Scripta. 25(3): 215-232.

Genbank

Citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Veleropilina Starobogatov & Moskalev, 1987. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:138253