Ancistrosyrinx
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Ancistrosyrinx is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cochlespiridae
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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...
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. Its limits are uncertain...
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Species
Species within the genus Ancistrosyrinx include:- Ancistrosyrinx clytotropisAncistrosyrinx clytotropisAncistrosyrinx clytotropis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Distribution:This species occurs in European waters, found at Vigo Bay, off Cape Mondego at a depth of 1980 m.-References:...
(Sykes, 1906)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Ancistrosyrinx elegans Dall, 1881 : synonym of Cochlespira elegansCochlespira elegansCochlespira elegans, common name the elegant star turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 35 mm and 60 mm....
(Dall, 1881) - Ancistrosyrinx kuroharai Kuroda, 1959 : synonym of Cochlespira kuroharaiCochlespira kuroharaiCochlespira kuroharai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae, the turrids....
(Kuroda, 1959) - Ancistrosyrinx orientis Melvill, 1904 : synonym of Thatcheriasyrinx orientisThatcheriasyrinx orientisThatcheriasyrinx orientis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae....
(Melvill, 1904) - Ancistrosyrinx pulchella Schepman, 1913 : synonym of Cochlespira pulchellaCochlespira pulchellaCochlespira pulchella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Distribution:This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean along Indonesia and the Philippines.-External links:*...
(Schepman, 1913) - Ancistrosyrinx pulcherrissima Kira, 1955 : synonym of Cochlespira pulcherrissimaCochlespira pulcherrissimaCochlespira pulcherrissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae . -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 27 mm and 36 mm.-Distribution:...
(Kira, 1955)