Diagnosis
Not available.
Genera
This taxon was originally subdivided into numerous genera by Claus, but Müller considered Claus's genera to be too similar, so ascribed all the species to one genus, Conchoecia , but created various groups of similar species. Subsequently, most authors retained the single large genus, until a few years ago when the fashion changed. Now many authorities have re-adopted Claus's genera and created some new ones, however, some of these genera (and groups) are obviously heterogeneous.
The key to species of this subfamily starts at Page 168. The following species are included:
Subfamily Conchoecinae
Boroecia borealis
Mikroconchoecia curta
Conchoecilla daphnoides
Mikroconchoecia echinulata
Discoconchoecia elegans
Orthoconchoecia haddoni
Conchoecia hyalophyllum
Conchoecissa imbricata
Boroecia maxima
Obtusoecia obtusata
Paraconchoecia spinifera
Metaconchoecia teretivalvata
[Adapted from Angel, 2000]