Ganesa (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Ganesa is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Turbinidae
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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 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...
Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
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Species
Species within the genus Ganesa include:- Ganesa bujnitzkiiGanesa bujnitzkiiLissospira bujnitzkii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.-References:* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. . Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. . European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of...
(Gorbunov, 1946) - Ganesa nitidiusculaGanesa nitidiusculaGanesa nitidiuscula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae....
Jeffreys, 1883