Addisonia
Encyclopedia
Addisonia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Addisoniidae
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Species brought into synonymy :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Addisoniidae
Addisoniidae
Addisoniidae is a family of sea snails, deepwater true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Subfamilies and genera :...
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Species
Species within the genus Addisonia include:- Addisonia brophyiAddisonia brophyiAddisonia brophyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae.-References:* McLean, J. H. 1985. The Archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: Life habit and review of species. Veliger 28: 99–108....
McLean, 1985 - Addisonia excentricaAddisonia excentricaAddisonia excentrica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Addisoniidae.-References:* McLean, J. H. 1985. The Archaeogastropod family Addisoniidae Dall 1882: Life habit and review of species. Veliger 28: 99–108...
(Tiberi, 1855)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Addisonia enodis Simone, 1996 : synonym of Addisonia excentrica (Tiberi, 1855)
- Addisonia lateralis (Requien, 1848) : synonym of Addisonia excentrica (Tiberi, 1855)
- Addisonia paradoxa Dall, 1882 : synonym of Addisonia excentrica