Dolichupis
Encyclopedia
Dolichupis is a genus
of small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Triviidae
, the false cowries or trivias.
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 small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
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...
Triviidae
Triviidae
Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Taxonomy:The following subfamilies were recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi in 2005:*Eratoinae Gill, 1871**tribe Eratoini Gill, 1871...
, the false cowries or trivias.
Species
Species within the genus Dolichupis include:- Dolichupis derkaiDolichupis derkaiDolichupis derkai is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Fehse & Grego, 2002 - Dolichupis malvabasisDolichupis malvabasisDolichupis malvabasis is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Dolin, 2001 - Dolichupis virgoDolichupis virgoDolichupis virgo is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias....
Fehse & Grego, 2005