Bonellitia
Encyclopedia
Bonellitia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
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...
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Bonellitia include:- Bonellitia afraBonellitia afraBonellitia afra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Petit & Harasewych, 2000) - Bonellitia atopodontaBonellitia atopodontaBonellitia atopodonta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Petit & Harasewych, 1986) - Bonellitia scobinaBonellitia scobinaBonellitia scobina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Hedley & Petterd, 1906)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Bonellitia bayeri (Petit, 1976) : synonym of Admetula bayeri Petit, 1976
- Bonellitia cornidei (Altimira, 1978) : synonym of Admetula cornideiAdmetula cornideiAdmetula cornidei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Description:The size of the thin, ovately oblong shell varies between 9 mm and 12 mm. The color of the shell goes from brown to whitish. The protoconch is paucispiral...
(Altimira, 1978) - Bonellitia epula (Petit & Harasewych, 1991) : synonym of Admetula epula Petit & Harasewych, 1991
- Bonellitia garrardi (Petit, 1974) : synonym of Admetula garrardi Petit, 1974
- Bonellitia gittenbergeri Verhecken, 2002 : synonym of Admetula gittenbergeri (Verhecken, 2002)
- Bonellitia superstes Finlay, 1930 : synonym of Admetula superstes (Finlay, 1930)
- Bonellitia vossi (Petit, 1976) : synonym of Admetula vossi Petit, 1976