Fargoa
Encyclopedia
Fargoa is a genus
of very small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae
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polychaete
Hydroides
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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 very 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 tribe Chrysallidini within the family Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs....
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Life habits
The members of Fargoa are ectoparasites on the serpulidSerpulidae
Serpulidae is a family of sessile, tube-building annelid worms in the class Polychaeta. The members of this family differ from the sabellid tube worms in that they have a specialized operculum that blocks the entrance of their tubes when they withdraw into the tubes. In addition, serpulids secrete...
polychaete
Polychaete
The Polychaeta or polychaetes are a class of annelid worms, generally marine. Each body segment has a pair of fleshy protrusions called parapodia that bear many bristles, called chaetae, which are made of chitin. Indeed, polychaetes are sometimes referred to as bristle worms. More than 10,000...
Hydroides
Hydroides
Hydroides is a genus of tube-forming serpulid worm found on submerged saltwater rocks, shells, and boats in many coastal areas around the world.- Species :It contains the following species:* Hydroides bispinosa...
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Species
Species within the genus Fargoa include:- Fargoa calesi (Bartsch, 1955) = Fargoa bushianaFargoa bushianaFargoa bushiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in the following locations:* Caribbean Sea* Colombia* Gulf of Mexico* Lesser Antilles...
(Bartsch, 1909) - as Odostomia bushiana, type species - Fargoa bartschiFargoa bartschiFargoa bartschi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in the following locations:* Cobscook Bay* Gulf of Maine* Gulf of Mexico...
(Winkley, 1909) - Fargoa buijsei (de Jong & Coomans, 1988)
- Fargoa dianthophilaFargoa dianthophilaFargoa dianthophila, common name the serpulid odostome, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in the following locations:...
(H. W. Wells & M. J. Wells, 1961) - Fargoa dux (Dall & Bartsch, 1906)
- Fargoa gibbosaFargoa gibbosaFargoa gibbosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in the following locations:* Gulf of Maine* Gulf of Mexico* North West Atlantic-Notes:...
(Bush, 1909)