Beringius
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Beringius is a genus
of large sea snail
s or true whelk
s, a marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Buccinidae
, the true whelks.
Beringius is the type genus
of the subfamily Beringiinae.
the following species with valid names are included within the genus Beringius :
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 large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s or true whelk
Whelk
Whelk, also spelled welk or even "wilks", is a common name used to mean one or more kinds of sea snail. The species, genera and families referred to using this common name vary a great deal from one geographic area to another...
s, a marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
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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.
Beringius is the type genus
Type genus
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of the subfamily Beringiinae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
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the following species with valid names are included within the genus Beringius :
- Beringius behringiBeringius behringiBeringius behringi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Middendorff, 1848) - Beringius bogasoniBeringius bogasoniBeringius bogasoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Waren & Smith, 2006 - Beringius crebricostatusBeringius crebricostatusBeringius crebricostatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
- Beringius eyerdami A.G. Smith, 1959
- Beringius frielei Dall, 1895
- Beringius kenicottiiBeringius kenicottiiBeringius kenicottii, common name Kenicott's beringius, is a species of sea snail or true whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Dall, 1871) - Beringius polynematicus Pilsbry, 1907
- Beringius stimpsoni (Gould, 1860)
- Beringius turtoniBeringius turtoniBeringius turtoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Bean, 1834) - Beringius undatus Dall, 1919