Herpetopoma
Encyclopedia
Herpetopoma is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs of the family
Chilodontidae
.
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 molluscs of 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...
Chilodontidae
Chilodontidae (gastropods)
Chilodontidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Taxonomy :...
.
Species
Species within the genus Herpetoma include:- Herpetopoma alacerrimum DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956 - Herpetopoma barbieriHerpetopoma barbieriHerpetopoma barbieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-References:* Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker. 2006. Visaya Supplement: Supplement 2 Pages: 3-228...
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 - Herpetopoma bellaHerpetopoma bellaHerpetopoma bella is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae....
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873) - Herpetopoma benthicolaHerpetopoma benthicolaHerpetopoma benthicola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae....
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1937 - Herpetopoma eboreumHerpetopoma eboreumHerpetopoma eboreum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
Vilvens & Heros, 2003 - Herpetopoma foveolatum (A. AdamsArthur Adams (zoologist)Arthur Adams was an English physician and naturalist.Adams was assistant surgeon on board H.M.S. "Actaeon" in company with HMS Samarang in the British Navy during the survey of the Malay Archipelago, the Japan Sea, Korea and China,from 1843 to 1846. He edited the Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S....
, 1851) - Herpetopoma larochei (PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1926)- Herpetopoma larochei larocheiHerpetopoma larochei larocheiHerpetopoma larochei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1926) - Herpetopoma larochei alacerrimaHerpetopoma larochei alacerrimaHerpetopoma larochei alacerrima is a subspecies of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae....
DellRichard DellDr Richard Kenneth Dell was a New Zealand malacologist. He was born in Auckland. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitemata Harbour. He even managed to start a "museum" in his backyard...
, 1956
- Herpetopoma larochei larochei
- Herpetopoma mariaeHerpetopoma mariaeHerpetopoma mariae is a species of marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae.- Original description :Herpetopoma mariae was originally discovered and described by Harold John Finlay in 1930. Finlay's original text reads as follows:-References:This article incorporates public domain text...
FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1930 - Herpetopoma naokoaeHerpetopoma naokoaeHerpetopoma naokoae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 - Herpetopoma pruinosum (Marshall, 1979)