Bailya
Encyclopedia
Bailya is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Buccinidae
, the true whelks.
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...
Buccinidae
Buccinidae
Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus Bailya include:- Bailya intricataBailya intricataBailya intricata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Dall, 1884) - Bailya morganiBailya morganiBailya morgani is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Watters, 2009 - Bailya parvaBailya parvaBailya parva is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(C. B. Adams, 1850) - Bailya sanctorumBailya sanctorumBailya sanctorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Watters, 2009 - Bailya weberiBailya weberiMonostiolum weberi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Watters, 1983)