• Abatus
• Abra
  Abra (bivalve)
  Abra is a genus of bivalve mollusks in the Semelidae family. Members of this genus are mostly under 1.5 centimetres long and have thin shells which are usually white...
  
  
• Abretiella
• Abyssocypris
• Abyssocythere
• Abyssocythereis
• Abyssothyris
• Acabaria
  Acabaria
  Acabaria is a genus of corals in the family Melithaeidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Acabaria amboinensis Hentschel, 1903* Acabaria andamanensis van Ofwegen, 1987* Acabaria australis...
  
  
• Acanthastrea
  Acanthastrea
  Acanthastrea is a genus of corals. It contains the following species:* Acanthastrea bowerbanki* Acanthastrea brevis* Acanthastrea echinata — Pineapple Coral* Acanthastrea faviaformis* Acanthastrea hemprichii...
  
  
• Acanthina
  Acanthina
  Acanthina, common name the unicorn snails, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails...
  
  
• Acanthinucella
  Acanthinucella
  Acanthinucella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Acanthinucella include:* Acanthinucella paucilirata...
  
  
• Acanthocardia
• Acanthocarpus
  Acanthocarpus (crab)
  Acanthocarpus is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:* Acanthocarpus africanus Capart, 1951* Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871* Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edwards, 1880...
  
  
• Acanthocella
• Acanthochaetetes
• Acanthochitona
  Acanthochitona
  Acanthochitona is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, of worldwide distribution.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , species in the genus Acanthopleura include...
  
  
• Acanthocyathus
• Acanthocythereis
• Acanthodesia
• Acanthogammaridae
  Acanthogammaridae
  Acanthogammaridae is a family of amphipod crustaceans, endemic to Lake Baikal. It contains the following subfamilies and genera:Acanthogammarinae Garjajewia, 1901*Acanthogammarus Stebbing, 1899*Boeckaxelia Schellenberg, 1940...
  
  
• Acanthonotus
  Acanthonotus
  Acanthonotus is an extinct genus of bony fish. It contains three species, A. inflatus, A. niger, and A. tricuspis....
  
  
• Acanthophyllia
• Acanthopleura
  Acanthopleura
  Acanthopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae. In this genus the girdle is spiny or spiky. It has eight described species at present.-Species:...
  
  
• Acanthoporella
• Acanthosphaera
  Acanthosphaera
  Acanthosphaera is a genus of algae, in the family Micractiniaceae.-Scientific databases:* * *...
  
  
• Acanthurus
  Acanthurus
  Acanthurus is the type genus of the family Acanthuridae. Approximately half of all members of the family are members of the genus Acanthurus. They are found in tropical oceans, especially near coral reefs, with most species in the Indo-Pacific, but a few are found in the Atlantic Ocean...
  
  
• Acar
  Acar
  Acar is a type of pickling made in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore. It is made from different vegetables such as yardlong beans, carrots and cabbage which are pickled in vinegar and dried chillies. The vegetables are then tossed in ground peanuts....
  
  
• Acasta
• Acentrogobius
• Acesta
• Acharax
• Achiurus
• Acila
• Acipenser
  Acipenser
  Acipenser is genus of sturgeons. With about 19 species, many of which are threatened, it is the largest genus in the order Acipenseriformes.-Species:*Acipenser baerii J. F. Brandt, 1869**Acipenser baerii baerii J. F...
  
  
• Acirsa
  Acirsa
  Acirsa is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps...
  
  
• Acliceratia
  Acliceratia
  Acliceratia is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae....
  
  
• Aclis
• Acmaea
• Acme
• Acominia
• Acorylus
• Acrilla
• Acrilloscala
• Acrobotrys
  Acrobotrys
  Acrobotrys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the Rubiaceae family. It was described by Karl Moritz Schumann and Kurt Krause in 1908. The genus contains only one species, i.e. Acrobotrys discolor, which is endemic to Colombia....
  
  
• Acrobrochus
• Acrochordus
• Acrohelia
• Acropoma
• Acropora
  Acropora
  Acropora is a genus of scleractinian coral in the Phylum Cnidaria. Some of its species are known as table coral, elkhorn coral and staghorn coral. There are currently 149 described species...
  
  
• Acrosphaera
• Acrospyris
• Acrostemma
• Acrosterigma
• Actaea
  Actaea (crab)
  Actaea is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:*Actaea acantha *Actaea allisoni Garth, 1985*Actaea angusta Rathbun, 1898*Actaea areolata...
  
  
• Actaeon
  Actaeon
  Actaeon , in Greek mythology, son of the priestly herdsman Aristaeus and Autonoe in Boeotia, was a famous Theban hero. Like Achilles in a later generation, he was trained by the centaur Chiron....
  
  
• Actaeonema
• Actaeopyramis
  Actaeopyramis
  Actaeopyramis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:The following species were brought into synonymy:...
  
  
• Acteocina
• Actinocythereis
• Actinoleuca
  Actinoleuca
  Actinoleuca is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae.This is a southern genus and a cold-water genus.-Species:Species within this genus include:* Actinoleuca campbelli campbelli...
  
  
• Actinomma
• Actinopora
• Actinopsis
• Actisecos
• Actumnus
  Actumnus
  Actumnus is an genus of crabs in the family Pilumnidae. Alongside the 28 extant species, it has a fossil record extending back into the Miocene.-Species:Actumnus contains 28 extant species:*Actumnus amirantensis Rathbun, 1911...
  
  
• Acuminia
• Acupurpura
• Adelomelon
  Adelomelon
  Adelomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Adelomelon include:* Adelomelon ancilla * Adelomelon beckii...
  
  
• Ademtula
• Adeona
  Adeona
  Adeona is a genus of bryozoan in the family Adeonidae. A typical example is the Australian species Adeona cellulosa that forms large colonies with bifoliate sheets containing numerous holes .-Selected species:* Adeona albida...
  
  
• Adeonella
• Adeonellopsis
• Adinus
• Admete
  Admete
  Admete is a name attributed to two individuals in Greek mythology:*Admete the Oceanid, a companion of Persephone. Hyginus in the preface to his fables calls her Admeto, and a daughter of Pontus and Thalassa....
  
  
• Adontorhina
• Adrana
  Adrana
  Adrana is a genus of moths of the Noctuidae family. It is now considered a synonym of Paectes.-References:*...
  
  
• Adula
• Adusta
• Aegospyris
• Aeidimytilus
• Aeneator
  Aeneator (genus)
  Aeneator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. Most species of this genus can be found around New Zealand, Chile and Antarctica.-Species:Species in the genus Aeneator include:...
  
  
• Aeoliscus
• Aequipecten
  Aequipecten
  Aequipecten is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.-Species:* Aequipecten acanthodes — thistle scallop* Aequipecten audouinii — sometimes given as a subspecies of A...
  
  
• Aeretica
• Aesopus
• Aetea
• Aetobatus
  Aetobatus
  Aetobatus is a genus of fish in the Myliobatidae family.It contains the following species:* Aetobatus flagellum * Aetobatus guttatus...
  
  
• Aetomylaeus
  Aetomylaeus
  Aetomylaeus is a genus of eagle ray in the Myliobatidae family.It contains the following species:* Aetomylaeus maculatus * Aetomylaeus milvus...
  
  
• Afer
• Aforia
  Aforia
  Aforia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. -Species:Species within the genus Aforia include:* Aforia abyssalis Sysoev & Kantor, 1987* Aforia circinata...
  
  
• Afriscrobs
• Afrocardium
• Agaricia
• Agaronia
  Agaronia
  Agaronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Agaronia include:* Agaronia acuminata * Agaronia adamii Terzer, 1992...
  
  
• Agassizia
• Agatha
  Agatha (genus)
  Agatha is a small genus of minute sea snails or marine gastropod mollusks within the subfamily Syrnolinae, which is a part of the family Pyramidellidae.They have bilateral symmetry, and only have endoderm and ectoderm tissues....
  
  
• Agathirses
• Agathistoma
• Agathodonta
  Agathodonta
  Agathodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae.-Species:Species within the genus Agathodonta include:* Agathodonta elongata Vilvens, 2001* Agathodonta meteorae Neubert, 1998...
  
  
• Agathotoma
  Agathotoma
  Agathotoma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Mangeliidae. There are at least eighteen described species.-Species:Species within the genus Agathotoma include:...
  
  
• Agatrix
  Agatrix
  Agatrix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Agatrix include:* Agatrix agassizii * Agatrix epomis...
  
  
• Aglaurides
• Agnewia
  Agnewia
  Agnewia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Agnewia include:* Agnewia tritoniformis...
  
  
• Agonus
• Agrenocythere
• Agriopoma
  Agriopoma
  Agriopoma is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae....
  
  
• Agulhasia
• Agulhasina
• Aimulosia
• Aka
• Akatopora
• Akburunella
• Akera
  Akera
  Akera is a marine genus of sea hare in the family Akeridae, known from the late Callovian to the recent periods.-Description:...
  
  
• Alaba
  Alaba (gastropod)
  Alaba is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae.-Species:Species within the genus Alaba include:* Alaba culliereti * Alaba fulva Watson, 1886...
  
  
• Alabina
  Alabina
  Alabina is a French-based group that performs a mix of world music: Middle Eastern, Arabic, French, Hebrew, and Spanish Gypsy music. Alabina consists of lead singer Ishtar, who does the female vocals, and the band Los Niños de Sara, who provide male vocals and music.Although the name of the group...
  
  
• Albula
  Coregonus albula
  The vendace, Coregonus albula, is a species of freshwater whitefish in the family Salmonidae. It is also known as the European cisco. It is found in lakes in northern Europe, especially Finland, Sweden, Russia and Estonia, and in some lakes of the United Kingdom, northern Germany and Poland...
  
  
• Alcidiella
• Alcira
• Alcithoe
  Alcithoe
  Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Species:Species within the genus Alcithoe include:* Alcithoe aillaudorum Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Species:Species...
  
  
• Alderina
• Aldingia
• Alectis
  Alectis
  Alectis is a genus of fish in the family Carangidae containing three extant species, all of which are large marine fishes. They are commonly known as threadfish, diamond trevallies and occasionally pompanos, although they have no close affiliation with the true pompano genus.-Taxonomy:Alectis is...
  
  
• Alectona
• Alectrion
• Alectryonella
• Alepes
  Alepes
  Alepes is a genus containing five extant species of tropical marine fishes in the jack family, Carangidae. They are commonly known as scads, a term applied to many genera of carangid fishes. Their body form, however, differs from these other scads by being much more ovate in shape, more similar to...
  
  
• Alepisaurus
• Aletes
• Algaroda
• Alia
  Alia (genus)
  Alia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Alia : * Alia aurantiaca * Alia callimorpha Dall, 1919* Alia...
  
  
• Aliculastrum
  Aliculastrum
  Aliculastrum is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae.This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of Atys.-Species:Species in the genus Aliculastrum include:...
  
  
• Aligena
• Aliger
  Aliger
  Aliger is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Aliger has become a synonym of Lobatus Swainson, 1837.-Species:Species within the genus Aliger include:...
  
  
• Allantopora
• Allocentrotus
• Allopora
• Allosmerus
• Alopias
• Alosa
• Altivasum
• Altrix
  Altrix
  Altrix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Aktrix include:* Altrix trifolium* Altrix altior...
  
  
• Alutera
• Alvania
  Alvania
  Alvania is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Alvania include:* Alvania aartseni Verduin, 1986...
  
  
• Alveopora
• Alvinia
  Alvinia
  Alvinia is a genus of minute sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.- Species :Species in the genus Alvinia include:subgenus Alviniasubgenus Linemera* Alvinia gallinacea...
  
  
• Amaea
• Amalda
  Amalda
  Amalda is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Olividae, the olives.-Species:Species within the genus Amalda include: * Amalda abyssicola Schepman, 1911* Amalda acuta Ninomiya, 1991...
  
  
• Amanses
• Amathia
• Amaura
• Amauropsis
  Amauropsis
  Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Amauropsis include:* Amauropsis anderssoni...
  
  
• Amblyacrum
• Amblypneustes
• Ambocythere
• Ambostracon
• Americardia
  Americardia
  Americardia is a genus of molluscs in the family Cardiidae.-Species:* Americardia media — Atlantic strawberry cockle...
  
  
• Amerycina
• Amiantis
• Amicula
• Ammatophora
• Ammodytes
• Ammotrophus
• Amorena
• Amoria
• Amphelia
• Amphiblestrum
• Amphichaena
• Amphictene
• Amphicyclia
• Amphidesma
• Amphileberis
• Amphimenium
• Amphinerita
• Amphiophiura
• Amphioplus
• Amphisphaera
• Amphissa
  Amphissa (gastropod)
  Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Amphissa include:* Amphissa acutecostata* Amphissa versicolor...
  
  
• Amphistegina
• Amphistichus
• Amphistylus
• Amphithalamus
• Ampulla
  Ampulla
  An ampulla was, in Ancient Rome, a "small nearly globular flask or bottle, with two handles" . The word is used of these in archaeology, and of later flasks, often handle-less and much flatter, for holy water or holy oil in the Middle Ages....
  
  
• Amusium
• Amyclina
• Amygdalum
  Amygdalum
  Amygdalum is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae....
  
  
• Anachis
  Anachis
  Anachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Anachis include:* Anachis adelinae G. W. Tryon, 1883 - West America* Anachis albonodosa P. P...
  
  
• Anacithara
• Anadara
  Anadara
  Anadara is a genus of saltwater bivalves, ark clams, in the family Arcidae.-Species:Species within the genus Anadara include:* Anadara auriculata Lamarck * Anadara baughmani Hertlein, 1951 - baughman ark, skewed ark...
  
  
• Anakinetica
• Anapagurus
• Anapepta
• Anarhichas
• Anarrhichthys
• Anarthropora
• Anastes
• Anatina
• Anatoma
  Anatoma
  Anatoma is a genus of minute marine gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Anatomidae, found in Europe, Australia and New Zealand.-Species:The genus Anatoma includes the following species:*Anatoma aedonia...
  
  
• Anazola
• Anchistrocheles
• Anchoa
  Anchoa
  Anchoa is a genus of anchovies. It currently consists of 35 species.-Species:* Anchoa analis * Anchoa argentivittata...
  
  
• Anchomasa
• Ancilla
• Ancillista
  Ancillista
  Ancillista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Ancillista include:* Ancillista albicans Lee & Wu, 1997* Ancillista aureocallosa Kilburn & Jenner, 1977...
  
  
• Ancistrolepis
  Ancistrolepis
  Ancistrolepis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
  
  
• Ancistromesus
• Ancistrosyrinx
  Ancistrosyrinx
  Ancistrosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. -Species:Species within the genus Ancistrosyrinx include:* Ancistrosyrinx clytotropis Species brought into synonymy:...
  
  
• Anculosa
• Angaria
  Angaria (gastropod)
  Angaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Angariidae. Angaria is the only genus in the family Angariidae.- 2005 taxonomy :...
  
  
• Anguilla
  Anguilla
  Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin...
  
  
• Anguipecten
• Anguisia
• Angulus
• Anisocorbula
• Anisodonta
• Anisotremus
• Annachlamys
• Annectocyma
• Annepona
  Annepona
  Annepona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Annepona include:* Annepona mariae...
  
  
• Anodontia
  Anodontia
  In dentistry, anodontia, also called anodontia vera, is a rare genetic disorder characterized by the congenital absence of all primary or permanent teeth. It is associated with the group of skin and nerve syndromes called the ectodermal dysplasias...
  
  
• Anomalisipho
• Anomalocardia
• Anomalodiscus
• Anomastraea
• Anomia
• Anomocytheridea
• Anoxypristis
• Ansates
  Ansates
  Ansates is a monospecific genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ansates include:* Ansates pellucida...
  
  
• Antalis
• Antarctissa
• Antennarius
  Antennarius
  Antennarius is a large genus of frogfishes found worldwide in tropical and subtropical oceans. It contains 25 species.-Behavior:Despite the sedentary nature of species of this genus, they are nearly all voracious carnivores which sit quietly waiting for smaller fishes to pass by...
  
  
• Anthocyrtidium
• Anthocyrtis
• Anthocyrtoma
• Anthospyris
• Anticlimax
• Antigona
  Antigona
  Antigona is an opera in three acts in Italian by the composer Tommaso Traetta. The libretto, by Marco Coltellini, is based on the tragedy Antigone by Sophocles.-Performance history:...
  
  
• Antigonia
  Antigonia (fish genus)
  Antigonia is a genus of zeiform marine fish belonging to the family Caproidae, of which it composes eleven of the family's twelve species. Antigonia carry the common name boarfish. These are deep-water species, generally found at depths below ....
  
  
• Antiguraleus
• Antillachelus
• Antillophos
  Antillophos
  Antillophos is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Antillophos : * Antillophos alabastrum * Antillophos...
  
  
• Antimelatoma
  Antimelatoma
  Antimelatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Antimelatoma include:* Antimelatoma ahipara Powell A. W. B, 1942...
  
  
• Antimitra
  Antimitra
  Antimitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.The genus has become a synonym of Metula H. Adams & A...
  
  
• Antinioche
• Antinodulus
• Antiplanes
  Antiplanes
  Antiplanes is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Antiplanes include:* Antiplanes abarbarea Dall, 1919* Antiplanes abyssalis Kantor & Sysoev, 1991...
  
  
• Antisolarium
  Antisolarium
  Antisolarium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.-Species:Species within the genus Antisolarium include:* Antisolarium vixincisum Marwick, 1929...
  
  
• Antizafra
• Antropora
• Aoteadrillia
  Aoteadrillia
  Aoteadrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.It was within Crassispirinae, Turridae.-Species:Species within the genus Aoteadrillia include:* Aoteadrillia bulbacea...
  
  
• Apataxia
• Apatopygus
• Aphera
  Aphera
  Aphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Aphera include:* Aphera islacolonis * Aphera lindae Petuch, 1987...
  
  
• Aphia
• Aphrocallistes
• Apiocardia
• Apiotoma
  Apiotoma
  Apiotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. -Species:Species within the genus Apiotoma include:* Apiotoma tibiaformis Powell, 1969...
  
  
• Aplocyathus
• Aplodinotus
• Aplousina
• Aplustrum
• Apogon
  Apogon
  Apogon is a large genus of cardinalfishes with 207 currently described species. Many of these fishes live at depths of or more and can only be collected using trawling or dredging and thus are rather poorly known...
  
  
• Apolectus
• Apollon
• Apolymetis
• Aporrhais
  Aporrhais
  Aporrhais is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea. The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the recent periods.- Species :This genus contains the following species:...
  
  
• Appisania
• Apsilus
• Aptyxis
• Arabella
  Arabella
  Arabella is a lyric comedy or opera in 3 acts by Richard Strauss to a German libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal, their sixth and last operatic collaboration. It was first performed on 1 July 1933, at the Dresden Sächsisches Staatstheater....
  
  
• Arabia
• Arabica
• Aracana
• Arachnidium
• Arachnoidella
• Arachnoides
  Arachnoides
  Arachnoides is a genus of sea urchin within the family Arachnoididae, found in the Indo-Pacific oceans. The base is flat and the upper surface is convex .-Species:* Arachnoides placenta Australia to Philippines...
  
  
• Arachnopusia
• Araeosoma
• Araeosteus
• Aratrocypris
• Arbacia
  Arbacia
  Arbacia is a genus of sea urchins.Arbaciaby Dave Grant"Sometimes you see queer things...spiny sea urchins, for instance…in aslow motion parade...
  
  
• Arca
  Arca (bivalve)
  Arca is a genus of clams in the family Arcidae, containing the following species:*Arca acuminata Krauss, 1848*Arca angulata King & Broderip, 1832*Arca boucardi Jousseaume, 1894*Arca bouvieri Fischer, 1874...
  
  
• Arcacythere
• Archaster
• Archicorys
• Archimediella
• Architectonica
  Architectonica
  Architectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.-Species:...
  
  
• Archivesica
• Archohelia
• Arcinella
• Arcopagia
• Arcopaginula
• Arcopsis
• Arcoscalpellum
• Arctica
  Arctica
  Arctica was an ancient continent which formed approximately 2.5 billion years ago in the Neoarchean era.Arctica consisted of the Canadian and Siberian shields, and is now roughly situated in the Arctic around the current North Pole.- History :...
  
  
• Arctocephalus
  Arctocephalus
  The genus Arctocephalus consists of eight of the nine species of fur seal. For details see the fur seal article, or the individual species articles.-Taxonomy:* SUBORDER PINNIPEDIA* Family Otariidae...
  
  
• Arctomelon
  Arctomelon
  Arctomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Arctomelon include:* Arctomelon benthalis * Arctomelon stearnsii...
  
  
• Arcturellina
• Arcuatula
• Arcularia
• Ardeamya
• Arene
  Arene
  Arene or Arênê or Arène may refer to:*an aromatic hydrocarbon*Arene , a genus of marine snails in the family Areneidae*Arene , the wife of Aphareus and mother of Idas and Lynceus in Greek mythology...
  
  
• Arenicola
• Arenomya
• Arestorides
  Arestorides
  Arestorides is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Arestorides include:* Arestorides argus...
  
  
• Argalista
  Argalista
  Argalista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae....
  
  
• Argentina
  Argentina (plant)
  Argentina is a genus of plants in the rose family . The circumscription is not yet fully settled; it includes at least three species long classified in Potentilla sect. Leptostylae. A further 23-25 or more species also traditionally included in Potentilla sect...
  
  
• Argilloecia
• Argobuccinum
  Argobuccinum
  Argobuccinum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Argobuccinum include:* Argobuccinum proditor...
  
  
• Argonauta
• Argopecten
  Argopecten
  Argopecten is a genus of saltwater clams, of scallops, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Pectinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Argopecten include:* Argopecten gibbus — Atlantic calico scallop...
  
  
• Argyripnus
  Argyripnus
  Argyripnus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as bristle-mouth fishes, but that may also refer to the related bristlemouth family . A...
  
  
• Argyropelecus
  Argyropelecus
  Argyropelecus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A collective name is "silver hatchetfishes", but this can also refer to a species of the freshwater hatchetfishes which are not particularly closely related but merely convergent...
  
  
• Argyropeza
  Argyropeza
  Argyropeza is a genus of small deep-sea sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Procerithiidae.The name of this genus is derived from the Greek word arguropeza , the epithet given by Homer to the sea nymph Thetis....
  
  
• Argyrosomus
  Argyrosomus
  Argyrosomus is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae. They are large fish, with the largest, A. regius growing up to 230 cm in length...
  
  
• Argyrotheca
• Ariadnaria
  Ariadnaria
  Ariadnaria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Ariadnaria include:* Ariadnaria alexandrae Egorov & Alexeyev, 1998...
  
  
• Ariomma
• Ariosoma
  Ariosoma
  Ariosoma is a genus of marine congrid eels.-Species:* Ariosoma anago * Ariosoma anagoides * Ariosoma anale...
  
  
• Arius
  Arius
  Arius was a Christian presbyter in Alexandria, Egypt of Libyan origins. His teachings about the nature of the Godhead, which emphasized the Father's divinity over the Son , and his opposition to the Athanasian or Trinitarian Christology, made him a controversial figure in the First Council of...
  
  
• Armatobalanus
  Armatobalanus
  Armatobalanus is a genus of crustacean in family Balanidae. It contains at least the following species :*Armatobalanus allium *Armatobalanus arcuatus Hoek, 1913*Armatobalanus californicus Zullo, 1967...
  
  
• Arnoglossus
• Arossia
• Arrhoges
  Arrhoges
  Arrhoges is a monospecific genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea. - Species :This genus contains the following species:* Arrhoges occidentalis...
  
  
• Artedius
• Arthessidae
• Arthritica
• Arthropoma
• Artiscus
• Artocapsa
• Artoperina
• Artostrobium
• Artostrobus
• Arvicola
  Arvicola
  The water voles are large voles in the genus Arvicola. They are found in both aquatic and dry habitat through Europe and much of northern Asia...
  
  
• Asa
• Asaphechinus
• Asaphis
• Ascitellina
• Aspa
  Aspa
  The Aspa was a Czech automobile, a successor to the Stelka, manufactured from 1924 until 1925 at a small machine factory in Pribram. The car used many Ford parts, including a Model T engine. Very few units were built.translation from czech...
  
  
• Aspella
  Aspella
  Aspella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Aspella include:* Aspella acuticostata * Aspella anceps...
  
  
• Asperdaphne
  Asperdaphne
  Asperdaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Asperdaphne include:* Asperdaphne aculeata * Asperdaphne amplecta Hedley, 1922...
  
  
• Asperiscala
• Aspidostoma
• Astacopsis
• Astacus
  Astacus
  Astacus is a genus of crayfish found in Europe and western Asia, comprising three extant and four extinct species....
  
  
• Astarte
  Astarte
  Astarte is the Greek name of a goddess known throughout the Eastern Mediterranean from the Bronze Age to Classical times...
  
  
• Astele
  Astele
  Astele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.-Species:Species within the genus Astele include:* Astele allanae * Astele armillatum...
  
  
• Asteracmea
  Asteracmea
  Asteracmea is a genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae.-Species:* Asteracmea axiaerata* Asteracmea illibrata * Asteracmea roseoradiata * Asteracmea stowae...
  
  
• Asterias
  Asterias
  Asterias is a genus of the Asteriidae family of sea stars. It includes several of the best-known species of sea stars, including the common starfish, Asterias rubens, and the northern Pacific seastar, Asterias amurensis.-Species:...
  
  
• Asterometridae
• Asterosmilia
• Asthenosoma
• Asthenotoma
• Astractura
• Astraea
  Astraea (gastropod)
  Astraea is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within this genus include:*Astraea cookii *Astraea danieli Alf & Kreipl, 2006...
  
  
• Astralium
  Astralium
  Astralium, common name star snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails and star snails.- Species:...
  
  
• Astrangia
• Astreopora
  Astreopora
  Astreopora is a genus of stony corals in the Acroporidae family. Members of the genus are commonly known as star corals and there are about thirteen species.-Description:...
  
  
• Astriclypeus
• Astrocyclia
• Astroides
• Astrolithium
• Astromma
• Astronesthes
• Astropecten
  Astropecten
  Astropecten is a genus of sea star of the family Astropectinidae.-Species:* Astropecten alligator Perrier, 1881* Astropecten americanus * Astropecten antillensis Lütken, 1860 * Astropecten armatus Gray, 1840...
  
  
• Astrophacus
• Astrosclerida
• Astrosestrum
• Astya
• Astyris
  Astyris
  Astyris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Astyris include: * Astyris amiantis Dall, 1919* Astyris amphissella...
  
  
• Atalacmea
  Atalacmea
  Atalacmea is a genus of sea snails or true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Atalacmea include:* Atalacmea fragilis...
  
  
• Ataxocerithium
  Ataxocerithium
  Ataxocerithium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species in the genus Ataxocerithium include:* Ataxocerithium abbreviatum * Ataxocerithium abnormale...
  
  
• Atelecyclus
• Ateleopus
  Ateleopus
  Ateleopus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the jellynose family . It is the type genus of its family, and the order Ateleopodiformes. For some time, it was known as Podateles, because Ateleopus had been used to replace the frog genus name Atelopus, which was deemed to be a spelling error...
  
  
• Atergatis
• Atheresthes
  Atheresthes
  Atheresthes is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It contains twp species.-Species:* Kamchatka flounder, Atheresthes evermanni .* Arrowtooth flounder, Atheresthes stomias ....
  
  
• Atherina
  Atherina
  Atherina, is a genus of fish of Old World silverside family , found in the temporary and tropic zones. Up to 15 cm long. Widespread in the Mediterranean, Black Sea, and Sea of Azov, in lagoons and estuaries...
  
  
• Atherinopsis
• Atilia
  Atilia
  Atilia , daughter of C. Atilius Serranus and first wife of Marcus Porcius Cato Uticencis whom he married about 73 BC, after his intended wife, Aemilia Lepida, married Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica. She was born c...
  
  
• Atlanta
• Atractotrema
• Atrimitra
• Atrina
  Atrina
  Atrina is a cosmopolitan genus of bivalve molluscs characterized by elongated, wedge-shaped shells, distinguished from the genus Pinna by the lack of any grooves in the nacreous lining of the shell, and by the central positioning of the adductor scar....
  
  
• Attenuata
  Attenuata
  Attenuata is a monospecific genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Attenuata include:* Attenuata integella -External links:*...
  
  
• Attiliosa
  Attiliosa
  Attiliosa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Attiliosa include:* Attiliosa aldridgei...
  
  
• Attinopora
• Atys
• Aulacofusus
  Aulacofusus
  Aulacofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Aulacofusus :* Aulacofusus brevicauda * Aulacofusus...
  
  
• Aulacomya
• Aulica
• Aulicina
• Aulites
• Aulophax
• Aulopus
• Aulorhynchus
• Aulostomus
• Aupouria
• Aurila
• Aurina
  Aurina
  Aurina is a genus of skippers in the family Hesperiidae.-References:*...
  
  
• Auristomia
• Australicythere
• Australoecia
• Austrobalanus
• Austrocidaris
• Austrodosinia
• Austrodrillia
  Austrodrillia
  Austrodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.It was within Crassispirinae, Turridae.-Species:Species within the genus Austrodrillia include:* Austrodrillia agrestis...
  
  
• Austrofusus
  Austrofusus
  Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-References:*...
  
  
• Austromacoma
• Austromegabalanus
  Austromegabalanus
  Austromegabalanus is a genus of giant barnacles. It contains both extant and extinct species.-Species:*Austromegabalanus cylindricus *Austromegabalanus isolde...
  
  
• Austromitra
  Austromitra
  Austromitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Austromitra include:* Austromitra analogica * Austromitra angulata...
  
  
• Austromytilus
• Austrophycis
• Austrosassia
• Austrotrophon
  Austrotrophon
  Austrotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Austrotrophon include:* Austrotrophon catalinensis...
  
  
• Austrovenus
  Austrovenus
  Austrovenus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae, which are native to New Zealand.- Species in the genus Austrovenus:* Austrovenus aucklandica Powell, 1932 - Auckland Islands cockle...
  
  
• Aversovalva
• Awateria
• Axinola
• Axinopsida
• Axinulus
• Axius
• Axoprunum
• Axymene
• Azorica
• Azorinus
• Azumapecten

B

• Babella
  Babella
  Babella is a genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae withon the tribe Chrysallidini .-Distribution:...
  
  
• Babylonia
  Babylonia
  Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia , with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as a major power when Hammurabi Babylonia was an ancient cultural region in central-southern Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq), with Babylon as its capital. Babylonia emerged as...
  
  
• Bactridium
• Bactrocythara
  Bactrocythara
  Bactrocythara is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Bactrocythara include:* Bactrocythara agachada Rolán, Otero-Schmitt & Fernandes, 1994...
  
  
• Baffincythere
• Bailya
  Bailya
  Bailya is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Bailya include:* Bailya intricata * Bailya morgani Watters, 2009...
  
  
• Bairdia
• Bairdiella
• Bairdoppilata
• Balaena
  Balaena
  Balaena is a genus of cetacean in the Balaenidae family. This family is also known as the Right Whales, which can cause confusion as there is also a species of whale called the Right Whale. The only extant species is the Bowhead whale. The fossil record of Balaena, dating to the late Miocene,...
  
  
• Balaenoptera
  Balaenoptera
  Balaenoptera is a genus of Balaenopteridae, the Rorqual whales, and contains eight species. The species Balaenoptera omurai was published in 2003...
  
  
• Balanophyllia
• Balanus
  Balanus
  Balanus is a genus of barnacles in the family Balanidae of the subphylum Crustacea, containing the following species:*Balanus albicostatus*Balanus amaryllis Darwin*Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854*Balanus aquila Pilsbry, 1907...
  
  
• Balcis
• Balistes
  Balistes
  Balistes is a genus of triggerfish. Species include:* B. capriscus * B phaleratus* B ellioti* B polylepis * B punctatus...
  
  
• Bankia
  Bankia
  Bankia is a genus of ship-worms, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Teredinidae.-Species in the genus Bankia:* Bankia australis * Bankia bipennata * Bankia brevis...
  
  
• Bankivia
• Barbarofusus
• Barbatia
  Barbatia
  Barbatia is a genus of ark clams, in the family Arcidae.-Species:* Barbatia cancellaria - red-brown ark* Barbatia candida - white-beard ark* Barbatia divaricata...
  
  
• Barbierella
• Barentsia
• Barleeia
• Barnea
• Bartschella
• Baryspira
  Baryspira
  Baryspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Olividae, the olives.-Species:Species within the genus Baryspira include:* Baryspira australis Sowerby, G.B. I, 1830...
  
  
• Basiliola
• Basilissa
• Basilitrona
• Bassina
  Bassina
  Bassina is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae.-Species:* Bassina disjecta* Bassina foliacea * Bassina jacksoni * Bassina pachyphylla* Bassina yatei -References:*...
  
  
• Basslerites
• Bassozetus
• Basterotella
• Basterotia
• Bathropyramis
• Bathyarca
• Bathybembix
  Bathybembix
  Bathybembix is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliotropidae, .-Species:Species within the genus Bathybembix include:* Bathybembix aeola * Bathybembix bairdii...
  
  
• Bathyclupea
  Bathyclupea
  The deepsea herrings are perciform fishes belonging to a small family with a single genus containing seven species of deep water fishes....
  
  
• Bathycrinus
• Bathycyathus
• Bathycythere
• Bathygadus
  Bathygadus
  Bathygadus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.- Species :* Bathygadus antrodes * Bathygadus bowersi * Codheaded rattail, Bathygadus cottoides Günther, 1878...
  
  
• Bathygalea
• Bathylagus
  Bathylagus
  Bathylagus is a genus of ray-finned fish in the Bathylagidae family.-Species:* Bathylagus andriashevi Kobyliansky, 1986.* Bathylagus antarcticus Günther, 1878.* Bathylagus borealis Gilbert, 1896....
  
  
• Bathylasma
• Bathysquilla
• Bathytoma
• Bathytormus
• Batillaria
  Batillaria
  Batillaria is a genus of small salt marsh or mudflat snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Batillariidae, the horn snails.-Species:Species within the genus Batillaria include:* Batillaria attramentaria Batillaria is a genus of small salt marsh or mudflat snails, marine gastropod mollusks...
  
  
• Batissa
• Batopora
• Batrachoides
• Beania
• Bedeva
  Bedeva
  Bedeva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bedeva include:* Bedeva paivae * Bedeva sumatraensis...
  
  
• Beisselina
• Bela
  Bela (gastropod)
  Bela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Bela include:* Bela africana Ardovini, 2004* Bela alma Thiele, 1925* Bela anderssoni Strebel, 1908...
  
  
• Bellaspira
  Bellaspira
  Bellaspira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Bellaspira include:* Bellaspira acclivicosta McLean & L. Poorman, 1970* Bellaspira brunnescens...
  
  
• Bellastraea
  Bellastraea
  Bellastraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bellastraea include:* Bellastraea aurea * Bellastraea rutidoloma...
  
  
• Bellaxinaea
• Belloliva
  Belloliva
  Belloliva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Belloliva include:* Belloliva alaos Kantor & Bouchet, 2007* Belloliva apoma Kantor & Bouchet, 2007...
  
  
• Bellucina
• Belone
• Belonidium
• Bembicium
• Bembrops
• Bensonocythere
• Bentharca
• Benthocardiella
• Benthocomectes
• Benthomangelia
  Benthomangelia
  Benthomangelia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Benthomangelia include:* Benthomangelia abyssopacifica Sysoev, 1988* Benthomangelia antonia...
  
  
• Benthopecten
• Benthosema
• Berenicea
• Beringius
  Beringius
  Beringius is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.Beringius is the type genus of the subfamily Beringiinae.- Species :...
  
  
• Berryteuthis
  Berryteuthis
  Berryteuthis is a genus of squid in the family Gonatidae, comprising two known species. The two members differ greatly in size, with B. anonychus and B. magister reaching mature mantle lengths of 10 cm and 40 cm respectively...
  
  
• Berthelinia
• Beryx
• Besla
  Besla
  Besla is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae withon the tribe Chrysallidini .-Life habits:...
  
  
• Biavicularium
• Bicatillus
• Bicorbula
• Bicornucythere
• Bicrisia
• Bifaxaria
• Biflustra
• Bifurcium
• Binoculites
• Biplex
  Biplex
  Biplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Biplex include: * Biplex perca* Biplex bozzettii* Biplex pulchellum* Biplex pulchrum...
  
  
• Bisidmonea
• Bison
  Bison
  Members of the genus Bison are large, even-toed ungulates within the subfamily Bovinae. Two extant and four extinct species are recognized...
  
  
• Bisphaerocephalina
• Bittiolum
  Bittiolum
  Bittiolum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Bittiolum include:* Bittiolum alternatum * Bittiolum varium...
  
  
• Bittium
  Bittium
  Bittium is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiidae, the horn snails. - Species :Species in the genus Bittium include:* Bittium adamsi* Bittium aedonium * Bittium afrum...
  
  
• Bivetiella
  Bivetiella
  Bivetiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bivetiella include:* Bivetiella cancellata...
  
  
• Bivetopsia
• Bivonia
  Bivonia
  Bivonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
  
  
• Blasicrura
  Blasicrura
  Blasicrura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Blasicrura include according to the World Register of Marine Species...
  
  
• Blennius
  Blennius
  Blennius is a Genus of Perciform fish in the family Blenniidae. Its members include Blennius ocellaris, the Butterfly Blenny.- Species :* Butterfly Blenny Blennius ocellaris Linnaeus, 1758* Blennius normani Poll, 1949...
  
  
• Bodianus
  Bodianus
  Bodianus is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.- Species :* Lyretail hogfish, Bodianus anthioides * Axilspot hogfish, Bodianus axillaris * Bodianus bathycapros Gomon, 2006...
  
  
• Bolinichthyes
  Bolinichthyes
  Bolinichthyes is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish...
  
  
• Bolinus
  Bolinus
  Bolinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bolinus include:* Bolinus brandaris...
  
  
• Bolma
  Bolma
  Bolma is a genus of medium to large sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:...
  
  
• Bontaea
• Boops
  Boops
  Boops is a genus of ray-finned saltwater fishes. The genus contains two species. Sarpa salpa was once assigned to Boops....
  
  
• Boreoscala
• Boreotrophon
  Boreotrophon
  Boreotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Boreotrophon include:* Boreotrophon alaskanus Dall, 1902...
  
  
• Bornia
• Borniola
• Borsonella
  Borsonella
  Borsonella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Borsonella include:* Borsonella abrupta McLean & Poorman, 1971* Borsonella agassizii...
  
  
• Borsonia
  Borsonia
  Borsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.-Description:The fusiform shell has an elevated spire and a well-marked siphonal canal. The columella has one or two strong plications...
  
  
• Bosquetina
• Bothus
  Bothus
  Bothus is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae .-Species:* Bothus assimilis * Bothus bleekeri Steindachner, 1861* Bothus constellatus...
  
  
• Botryocampe
• Botryocella
• Botryocyrtis
• Botryopyle
• Botryostrobus
• Botula
  Botula
  Botula is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae....
  
  
• Bouchardia
• Bracebridgia
• Brachaelurus
• Brachidontes
  Brachidontes
  Brachidontes is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.-Selected species:* Brachidontes exustus — scorched mussel* Brachidontes modiolus — yellow mussel...
  
  
• Brachionichthys
  Brachionichthys
  The genus Brachionichthys was, until recently, the only genus in the family Brachionichthyidae , but there are presently 5 genera in this family of anglerfishes....
  
  
• Brachiospyris
• Brachycythere
• Brachydeuterus
• Brachynotus
• Brachystomia
• Brachytoma
  Brachytoma
  Brachytoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae. -Species:Species within the genus Brachytoma include:* Brachytoma rioensis * Brachytoma rufolineata...
  
  
• Bractechlamys
  Bractechlamys
  Bractechlamys is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae.-Species:* Bractechlamys antillarum — Antillean scallop...
  
  
• Bracytrochus
• Bradleya
• Brama
• Branchiostegus
• Bregmaceros
• Brevinucula
• Breynia
  Breynia
  Breynia is a plant genus in the family Phyllanthaceae. It has 35 species, distributed from India to Australia.-Synonymy:This genus is also known under several names:*Foersteria Scop.*Forsteria Steud.*Melanthes Blume...
  
  
• Brisaster
• Brisingella
• Brissopsis
• Brissus
• Brocchinia
  Brocchinia
  Brocchinia is a genus of the botanical family Bromeliaceae, subfamily Pitcairnioideae. However, a recent DNA study suggests the breakup of the Pitcairnioideae subfamily into 6 new subfamilies and Brocchinia would be the sole genus of new subfamily Brocchinioideae . The genus is named for Giovanni...
  
  
• Brochina
• Brookesena
• Brookula
  Brookula
  Brookula is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Brookula include: * Brookula antarctica Dell, 1990...
  
  
• Brosme
• Brosmius
• Brotula
  Brotula
  Brotulas are a family, Bythitidae, of ophidiiform fishes, also known as viviparous brotulas as they bear live young. They are found in tropical and subtropical waters throughout the world...
  
  
• Bryopa
• Bucardium
• Buccinanops
• Buccinofusus
• Buccinulum
  Buccinulum
  Buccinulum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Buccinulum include: * Buccinulum brunobrianoi Parth, 1993* Buccinulum clarcki...
  
  
• Buccinum
  Buccinum
  Buccinum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.Snails in this genus are commonly called whelks, a name that is however shared with several related and unrelated species...
  
  
• Bucconia
• Buffonellodes
• Bufonariella
• Buglossidium
• Bulbus
  Bulbus
  Bulbus is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bulbus include:* Bulbus benthicolus Dell, 1990* Bulbus carcellesi Dell, 1990...
  
  
• Bulla
• Bullata
  Bullata
  Bullata is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Shell description:...
  
  
• Bullia
  Bullia
  Bullia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Species:The fiollowing subgenera are recognized:* Bullia Gray, 1834...
  
  
• Bullina
  Bullina
  Bullina is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Bullinidae.- Species :Species within the genus Bullina include:*Bullina callizona Sakurai & Habe, 1961**Distribution : Philippines...
  
  
• Buntonia
• Bursa
• Burtinella
• Buscotypus
• Buskia
• Busycon
  Busycon
  Busycon is a genus of very large edible sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae. These snails are commonly known in the United States as whelks or Busycon whelks....
  
  
• Busycoptypus
• Byssomera
• Bythoceratina
• Bythocypris
• Bythocythere

C

• Caberea
• Cabestanna
• Cadella
• Cadulus
  Cadulus
  Cadulus is a large genus of small tusk shells in the family Gadilidae. It contains over fifty-one described species.- Species :* Cadulus aberrans Whiteaves, 1887 - aberrant toothshell* Cadulus acus Dall, 1889 * Cadulus aequalis Dall, 1881...
  
  
• Caecum
• Caesia
  Caesia
  Caesia is a genus of herbs in the family Hemerocallidaceae, native to Australia, New Guinea and Southern Africa. The mostly 3-lobed seed capsules contain rounded black seeds.Species include*Caesia alpina Hook.f. - Alpine Grass-Lily...
  
  
• Caesio
• Calamocrinus
• Calamus
• Calantica
• Calappa
  Calappa (crab)
  Calappa is a genus of crabs known commonly as box crabs, or shame-faced crabs. The name box crab comes from their distinctly bulky carapace, and the name shame-faced is from anthropomorphising the way their chelae fold in in front of their face, as if hiding it in shame.-Species:There are 41...
  
  
• Calappilia
• Calcancora
  Calcancora
  Calcancora is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Poland during the Triassic period, Germany during the upper Jurassic period, France, Brazil, and the United States during the Paleogene period, and Austria during the Tortonian period. The type species is Calcancora mississippiensis....
  
  
• Calcancorella
• Calcitrapessa
• Calclamnella
• Calclamnoidea
  Calclamnoidea
  Calclamnoidea is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Poland during the Triassic period. It contains the species Calclamnoidea canalifera....
  
  
• Calcligula
• Callanaitis
• Callianassa
  Callianassa (genus)
  Callianassa is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus Callianassa is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus Callianassa is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species...
  
  
• Callianax
• Calliaster
• Calliderma
• Callimitra
• Callinectes
  Callinectes
  Callinectes is a genus of crabs, containing 16 species, including the Atlantic blue crab, C. sapidus:*Callinectes affinis Fausto, 1980*Callinectes amnicola *Callinectes arcuatus Ordway, 1863...
  
  
• Callionymus
  Callionymus
  Dragonets or Callionymus are small perciform marine fish of the diverse family Callionymidae.- Species :* Callionymus aagilis - * Callionymus acutirostris - * Callionymus afilum - * Callionymus africanus -...
  
  
• Calliostoma
  Calliostoma
  Calliostoma is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs within the family Calliostomatidae, the calliostoma top snails . Previously this genus was placed within the family Trochidae...
  
  
• Calliotectum
  Calliotectum
  Calliotectum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Calliotectum include:* Calliotectum dalli * Calliotectum egregium Bouchet & Poppe, 1995...
  
  
• Calliotropis
  Calliotropis
  Calliotropis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliotropidae.- Taxonomy :According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005) the genus Calliotropis is placed in the subfamily Calliotropinae within the family Chilodontidae.New insights into the...
  
  
• Callista
• Callistele
• Callistochiton
  Callistochiton
  Callistochiton is an extinct of polyplacophoran mollusc. Callistochiton became extinct during the Pliocene period....
  
  
• Callistocypraea
• Callistocythere
• Callistotapes
• Callithaca
• Calloarca
• Callocardia
• Callochiton
  Callochiton
  Callochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Callochitonidae.-Species:* Callochiton castaneus * Callochiton crocinus * Callochiton empleurus * Callochiton kapitiensis Mestayer, 1926...
  
  
• Callolongchaeus
• Callopoma
• Callopora
• Calloporina
• Callorhinus
• Callorhynchus
• Callucina
• Callucinopsis
• Callyodon
• Calocidaris
• Calonectris
  Calonectris
  Calonectris is a genus of seabirds. It comprises three large shearwaters. There are two other shearwater genera. Puffinus, which comprises about twenty small to medium-sized shearwaters, and Procellaria with another four large species...
  
  
• Calotrophon
  Calotrophon
  Calotrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Calotrophon include:* Calotrophon andrewsi Vokes, 1976...
  
  
• Calpensia
• Calpurna
• Calthalotia
  Calthalotia
  Calthalotia is an Australian genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells. -Species:Species with names in current use within the genus Calthalotia include: * Calthalotia arruensis...
  
  
• Calthropella
• Calyptogena
• Calyptraea
  Calyptraea
  Calyptraea, commonly known as the "Chinese hat snails" is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails....
  
  
• Calyptropsis
• Cambarus
  Cambarus
  Cambarus is a large and diverse genus of North American crayfish. The adults range in size from about up to approximately .-Classification:...
  
  
• Campages
• Campanile
  Campanile
  Campanile is an Italian word meaning "bell tower" . The term applies to bell towers which are either part of a larger building or free-standing, although in American English, the latter meaning has become prevalent.The most famous campanile is probably the Leaning Tower of Pisa...
  
  
• Campylocythere
• Canarium
  Canarium
  Canarium is a genus of about 75 species of tropical and subtropical trees in the family Burseraceae, native to tropical Africa, southern Asia, and Australia, from southern Nigeria east to Madagascar, Mauritius, India, southern China, Indonesia and the Philippines...
  
  
• Cancellaria
  Cancellaria
  Cancellaria is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within this genus include:* Cancellaria adelae Pilsbry, 1940...
  
  
• Cancellothyris
• Cancer
  Cancer
  Cancer , known medically as a malignant neoplasm, is a large group of different diseases, all involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer, cells divide and grow uncontrollably, forming malignant tumors, and invade nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the...
  
  
• Cancilla
  Cancilla
  Cancilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.-Species:Species within the genus Cancilla include:* Cancilla aegra * Cancilla apprimapex Poppe, Tagaro & Salisbury, 2009...
  
  
• Canda
  Canda
  Canda is a comune in the Province of Rovigo in the Italian region Veneto, located about 80 km southwest of Venice and about 20 km west of Rovigo...
  
  
• Cannartidium
• Cannartiscus
• Cannobotrys
• Cantharidella
  Cantharidella
  Cantharidella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails.- Further reading :* Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
  
  
• Cantharidus
  Cantharidus
  Cantharidus is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.-Species:The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species with valid names within the genus Cantharidus :...
  
  
• Cantharus
  Cantharus
  Cantharus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.This genus is placed in family Fasciolariidae by some authors.-Species:Species within the genus Cantharus include:...
  
  
• Cantrainea
  Cantrainea
  Cantrainea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cantrainea include:* Cantrainea globuloides Cantrainea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus...
  
  
• Capros
• Capsella
  Capsella (bivalve)
  Capsella is a mollusc genus in the family Donacidae, the bean clams or wedge shells....
  
  
• Capulacmaea
• Capulus
  Capulus
  Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.-Species:Species within the genus Capulus include:* Capulus incurvus * Capulus intortus...
  
  
• Caranx
  Caranx
  Caranx is a genus of tropical to subtropical marine fish in the jack family Carangidae, commonly known as jacks, trevallies and kingfishes. They are moderate to large sized, deep bodied fishes which are distinguished from other carangid genera by specific gill raker, fin ray and dentition...
  
  
• Carapus
• Carcharhinus
  Carcharhinus
  Carcharhinus is the type genus of the requiem shark family, Carcharhinidae.- Species :* Carcharhinus acarenatus * Carcharhinus acronotus...
  
  
• Carcharodon
• Carcinoplax
• Carcinus
  Carcinus
  Carcinus is a genus of crabs, which includes Carcinus maenas, an important invasive species, and C. aestuarii, a species endemic to the Mediterranean Sea.-Carcinus maenas:...
  
  
• Cardilia
• Cardinalia
• Cardiocardita
• Cardioecia
• Cardiomya
• Cardisoma
  Cardisoma
  Cardisoma is a genus of large land crabs. Three species formerly placed in this genus are now placed in Discoplax. The four species that remain in Cardisoma are found in warm coastal regions where they live in burrows...
  
  
• Cardita
  Cardita
  Cardita is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Carditidae.- Species :* Cardita aoteana Finlay, 1927* Cardita borealis * Cardita brookesi Finlay, 1927* Cardita ventricosa- References :* Powell A. W...
  
  
• Carditamera
  Carditamera
  Carditamera is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae.-Species:* Carditamera gracilis — West Indian cardita...
  
  
• Carditella
• Carditellopsis
• Cardites
• Carditopsis
• Cardium
• Cardobairdia
• Careliopsis
  Careliopsis
  Careliopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Careliopsis include:* Careliopsis clathratula...
  
  
• Caretta
• Caribachlamys
  Caribachlamys
  Caribachlamys is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae.-Species:* Caribachlamys imbricata — little knobby scallop* Caribachlamys ornata — ornate scallop...
  
  
• Caribiella
• Carinaria
  Carinaria
  Carinaria is a genus of medium-sized floating sea snails, pelagic gastropod molluscs in the family Carinariidae.- Anatomy :The cylindrical and elongate body consists of three parts : a short proboscis, a well-developed trunk and tail region of variable size. The size of this tail goes from very...
  
  
• Carinocythereis
• Carinodrillia
  Carinodrillia
  Carinodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Carinodrillia include:* Carinodrillia adonis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932...
  
  
• Carota
• Carpilius
  Carpilius
  Carpilius is a genus of crabs in the family Carpiliidae, containing the following species:* Carpilius convexus * Carpilius corallinus * Carpilius maculatus...
  
  
• Carpilodes
• Carpocanarium
• Carpocanistrum
• Carpocanium
• Caryocorbula
• Caryophyllia
• Caryosphaera
• Casmaria
  Casmaria
  Casmaria, common name the helmet shells, is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies...
  
  
• Cassidaria
• Cassidulus
• Cassis
• Catenariopsis
• Cativella
• Caudites
• Caulastrea
• Caulophacus
• Cavilinga
• Cavolina
• Cellana
  Cellana
  Cellana is a genus of sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets. -Distribution:This genus occurs in the temperate and tropical Indo-Pacific oceans, Hawaii and around Australia and New Zealand...
  
  
• Cellaria
• Cellarinella
• Cellepora
• Celleporaria
• Celleporella
• Celleporina
• Cementula
• Cenellipsis
• Cenocrinus
• Cenodiscus
• Cenosphaera
• Centracanthus
• Centrifuga
• Centriscus
• Centroberyx
  Centroberyx
  Centroberyx, often referred to as nannygais, is genus of ray-finned fishes found in the Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean, with the greatest species richness off southern Australia. They are reddish in colour and somewhat resemble the related soldierfish. Depending on species, they have a...
  
  
• Centrobotrys
• Centrocardita
• Centrophorus
  Centrophorus
  Centrophorus is a genus of squaliform sharks. They are deep-water sharks found in temperate and tropical oceans throughout the world. They are characterized by grey or brown bodies, large green eyes, and spines on both dorsal fins...
  
  
• Centropomus
  Centropomus
  Centropomus Lacépède, 1802, is a genus of predominantly marine fish in family Centropomidae of order Perciformes. The type species is Centropomus undecimalis, the common snook...
  
  
• Centropristis
  Centropristis
  Centropristis is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish-External links:*...
  
  
• Centrostephanus
• Cephalodiscus
• Cephalopyramis
• Cepola
  Cepola
  Cepola is a genus of marine fish in the bandfish family Cepolidae. The name red bandfish is applied to all members of this genus, but particularly C. macrophthalma, and generally not C...
  
  
• Cerastoderma
  Cerastoderma
  Cerastoderma is a genus of marine bivalves, which includes the common cockle C. edule.-Species:Extant and fossil species include:* Cerastoderma edule - common cockle...
  
  
• Ceratia
• Ceratoporella
• Ceratoscopelus
  Ceratoscopelus
  Ceratoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Ceratoscopelus maderensis * Dogtooth lampfish, Ceratoscopelus townsendi...
  
  
• Ceratostoma
  Ceratostoma
  Ceratostoma, common name the "hornmouth" snails, is a genus of medium to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.This genus is not to be confused with the nudibranch genus Ceratosoma....
  
  
• Ceratotrochus
• Cerithidea
  Cerithidea
  Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.-Species:There are three subgenera in the genus Cerithidea and species within the genus Cerithidea include:...
  
  
• Cerithideops
• Cerithideopsilla
• Cerithideopsis
• Cerithidium
  Cerithidium
  Cerithidium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.The genus has been used as valid for Indo-Pacific species following Hasegawa , on the grounds that it is older than Clathrofenella Kuroda & Habe, 1952. However, the Mediterranean type species is a Bittium, for...
  
  
• Cerithiella
  Cerithiella
  Cerithiella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Newtoniellidae. This genus was described by Verrill in 1882.-Species:Species in the genus Cerithiella include:* Cerithiella aethiopica Thiele, 1925...
  
  
• Cerithioclava
  Cerithioclava
  Cerithioclava is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cerithioclava include:* Cerithioclava garciai Houbrick, 1986...
  
  
• Cerithiopsida
• Cerithiopsidella
• Cerithiopsis
  Cerithiopsis
  Cerithiopsis is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cerithiopsidae.-Distribution:...
  
  
• Cerithiscala
• Cerithium
  Cerithium
  Cerithium is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae, the ceriths. The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the Recent periods.- Species :Species within this genus include:...
  
  
• Certonardoa
• Cetorhinus
• Chaceia
• Chaenogaleus
• Chaetodon
  Chaetodon
  Chaetodon is a tropical fish genus in the family Chaetodontidae. Like their relatives, they are known as "butterflyfish". This genus is by far the largest among the Chaetodontidae, with about 90 living species included here, though most might warrant recognition as distinct genera.Several subgenera...
  
  
• Chaetopleura
  Chaetopleura
  Chaetopleura is a genus of chitons in the family Chaetopleuridae. They are marine molluscs.-Species:The genus has been separated into two subgenera.subgenus Chaetopleura * Chaetopleura angolensis Thiele, 1909...
  
  
• Chaeturichthys
• Chama
• Chamaesipho
• Chamelea
  Chamelea
  Chamelea is a genus of small saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.- Species :Species within the genus Chamelea include:* Chamelea gallina * Chamelea striatula...
  
  
• Chametrachea
• Chanda
  Chanda
  In Hinduism, Chanda was a monster in the service of Sumbha and Nisumbha that Chamunda Devi killed. It is also a popular name in the Hindu community...
  
  
• Chanos
• Chaperia
• Characodoma
• Charonia
• Charybdis
  Charybdis
  Charybdis or Kharybdis was a sea monster, later rationalised as a whirlpool and considered a shipping hazard in the Strait of Messina.-The mythological background:...
  
  
• Chasmocarcinus
• Chasmotheca
• Chattonia
• Chauliodus
• Chaunax
  Chaunax
  Chaunax is a genus of bony fish in the sea toad family, Chaunacidae.-Species:Species include:...
  
  
• Chauvetia
  Chauvetia
  Chauvetia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Chauvetia include:* Chauvetia affinis * Chauvetia austera Oliver & Rolán, 2009...
  
  
• Cheilea
  Cheilea
  Cheilea is a genus of small limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails.-Species:Species within the genus Cheilea include:* Cheilea cicatricosa* Cheilea dormitoria* Cheilea equestris...
  
  
• Cheilinus
  Cheilinus
  Cheilinus is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.- Species list :* Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835* Speckled maori wrasse, Cheilinus arenatus Valenciennes, 1840* Cheilinus aurantiacus Castelnau, 1872...
  
  
• Cheilopora
• Cheiloporina
• Chejudocythere
• Chelmon
  Chelmon
  Chelmon is a genus of tropical fish in the family Chaetodontidae.- Species :* Margined coralfish, Chelmon marginalis Richardson, 1842* Blackfin coralfish, Chelmon muelleri...
  
  
• Chelonia
• Chelonibia
• Chelyconus
  Chelyconus
  Chelyconus is a proposed genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. This genus currently is still treated by some experts as an "alternative representation" of this group of species.When the "alternative representations" are not used,...
  
  
• Chemnitzia
• Cheramus
• Chevallieria
• Chiastolus
• Chicoreus
  Chicoreus
  Chicoreus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.-Species:...
  
  
• Chiiengphoherus
• Chilara
• Chileutomia
• Chilomycterus
• Chiloscyllium
• Chimaera
  Chimaera
  Chimaeras are cartilaginous fish in the order Chimaeriformes, known informally as ghost sharks, ratfish , spookfish , or rabbitfishes...
  
  
• Chion
• Chione
  Chione (genus)
  Chione is a genus of tropical American marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.-Species:* Chione amathusia * Chione californiensis W. J. Broderip, 1835 - California venus, Banded venus...
  
  
• Chionelasmus
• Chioneryx
• Chionista
• Chionopsis
• Chirocentrus
• Chirona
• Chirostoma
  Chirostoma
  Chirostoma is a genus of fish in the Atherinidae family.It contains the following species:* Chirostoma bartoni* Chirostoma regani...
  
  
• Chiton
  Chiton
  Chitons are small to large, primitive marine molluscs in the class Polyplacophora.There are 900 to 1,000 extant species of chitons in the class, which was formerly known as Amphineura....
  
  
• Chitonastrum
• Chitonotus
• Chladocrinus
• Chlamydoselachus
  Chlamydoselachus
  Chlamydoselachus is a genus of sharks and the sole extant member of the family Chlamydoselachidae, in the order Hexanchiformes. It contains two extant and several extinct species.-Species:...
  
  
• Chlamys
  Chlamys
  The chlamys was an ancient Greek piece of clothing, a type of cloak....
  
  
• Chlathrus
• Chlidoniopsis
• Chlorodiella
  Chlorodiella
  Chlorodiella is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:*Chlorodiella barbata *Chlorodiella corallicola Miyake & Takeda, 1968*Chlorodiella crispipleopa Dai, Yang, Song & Chen, 1986...
  
  
• Chlorophthalmus
• Chlorostoma
  Chlorostoma
  Chlorostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Chlorostoma include:* Chlorostoma lischkei...
  
  
• Chondrocidaris
• Chondrocladia
  Chondrocladia
  Chondrocladia is a genus of carnivorous demosponges of the family Cladorhizidae of mycalinan Poecilosclerida. Neocladia was long considered a junior synonym, but has recently become accepted as a distinct genus....
  
  
• Chorilia
• Chorizopora
• Chorus
• Chromis
  Chromis
  Chromis is a genus of fish in the family Pomacentridae. While the term Damselfish describes a group of marine fish larger than just one genus, most damselfish are in the genus Chromis...
  
  
• Chrysallida
  Chrysallida
  Chrysallida is a speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Pyramidellidae within the tribe Chrysallidini.- Taxonomy :...
  
  
• Chrysame
  Chrysame
  Chrysame is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae....
  
  
• Chrysostoma
• Chthamalus
  Chthamalus
  Chthamalus is a genus of barnacles that is found along almost all coasts of the northern hemisphere, as well as many regions in the southern hemisphere. These small barnacles have been studied in part because of the taxonomic confusion over a group of species that, by and large, are morphologically...
  
  
• Cicatellia
• Cidarina
• Cidaris
  Cidaris
  Cidaris is a genus of pencil sea urchins.- Species :According to the World Register of Marine Species , the genus Cidaris contains the following species * Cidaris abyssicola * Cidaris annulata...
  
  
• Cilara
• Ciliatocardium
• Cinclopyramis
• Cinctipora
  Cinctipora
  Cinctipora is a bryozoan genus in the family Cinctiporidae also known in fossil records.-See also:* List of prehistoric bryozoans* List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record...
  
  
• Cinctiscala
• Cingula
  Cingula
  Cingula is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cingula include:* Cingula aequa * Cingula agapeta...
  
  
• Cingulina
• Cionobrissus
• Circe
  Circe
  In Greek mythology, Circe is a minor goddess of magic , described in Homer's Odyssey as "The loveliest of all immortals", living on the island of Aeaea, famous for her part in the adventures of Odysseus.By most accounts, Circe was the daughter of Helios, the god of the sun, and Perse, an Oceanid...
  
  
• Circeis
• Circomphalus
• Circulus
  Circulus
  Circulus are a psychedelic folk/progressive rock band from South London, England, founded by vocalist Michael Tyack.The band uses a mix of modern and medieval instruments, such as the lute, cittern, crumhorn and rauschpfeife, along with the moog synthesizer, bass and electric guitars...
  
  
• Cirillia
• Cirolana
• Cirsonella
  Cirsonella
  Cirsonella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cirsonella include:* Cirsonella ateles Cirsonella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus...
  
  
• Cirsotrema
  Cirsotrema
  Cirsostrema is a genus of very small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as the wentletraps.The type species of the family is Cirsotrema varicosa Lamarck, 1822.-Species:...
  
  
• Citharichthys
• Citharus
• Cittarium
  Cittarium
  Cittarium is a genus of a sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.- Species :There are two species in the genus Cittarium:* † Cittarium maestratii Lozouet, 2002* Cittarium pica...
  
  
• Cladangia
• Cladocora
• Cladorhiza
• Cladospyris
• Clanculopsis
• Clanculus
  Clanculus
  Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top shells.-Distribution:Clanculus is an old genus. Fossils found in Italy date from the Pliocene Clanculus is a genus of sea snail, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Trochidae, the top...
  
  
• Clathrocyclas
• Clathrodrillia
  Clathrodrillia
  Clathrodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Clathrodrillia include:* Clathrodrillia albicoma...
  
  
• Clathromangelia
  Clathromangelia
  Clathromangelia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae, .The species in this genus lack a radula...
  
  
• Clathroscala
• Clathrospyris
• Clathrus
  Clathrus
  Clathrus is a genus of basidiomycete fungi of the family Phallaceae. As with other stinkhorn fungi, mature fruit bodies are covered with olive-brown slimy gleba, containing spores, which attracts flies...
  
  
• Clathurella
  Clathurella
  Clathurella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Clathurella include:* Clathurella capaniola * Clathurella clathra Lesson, 1842...
  
  
• Claudiconcha
• Clausinella
• Clava
• Clavagella
• Clavatula
  Clavatula
  Clavatula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. -Description:In this genus, the shell is fusiform, with a well-produced spire. The whorls are coronated with tubercles or short spines at the suture;. The aperture is oval. The columellar lip is smooth,...
  
  
• Clavilithes
  Clavilithes
  Clavilithes is an extinct genus of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the tulip snails and spindle snails.This genus lived from the Paleocene to Pliocene, in Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, and South America....
  
  
• Claviporella
• Claviscala
• Clavus
  Clavus (gastropod)
  Clavus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Description:Apart from the general characteristics of the genera in the family Drilliidae, the species in the genus Clavus have a shell with peripheral tubercles, spines or wing-like processes. The...
  
  
• Cleidochasma
• Cleidothaerus
• Clementia
  Clementia
  In Roman mythology, Clementia was the goddess of forgiveness and mercy. She was deified as a celebrated virtue of Julius Caesar, who was famed for his forbearance, especially following Caesar's civil war with Pompey from 49 BC. In 44 BC, a temple was consecrated to her by the Roman Senate, possibly...
  
  
• Cleobula
• Cleotrivia
  Cleotrivia
  Cleotrivia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.-Species:Species within the genus Cleotrivia include:* Cleotrivia antillarum...
  
  
• Cletocythereis
• Clibanarius
  Clibanarius
  Clibanarius is a genus of hermit crabs in the family Diogenidae. Like other hermit crabs, their abdomen is soft-shelled and sheltered in a gastropod shell. Typically marine like all their relatives, the genus includes C...
  
  
• Clidiophora
• Clidoderma
  Clidoderma
  Clidoderma is a mostly extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish.-Species:* Roughscale sole, Clidoderma asperrimum .-See also:* Prehistoric fish* List of prehistoric bony fish...
  
  
• Climacoidea
• Clinocardium
  Clinocardium
  Clinocardium is a genus of molluscs in the family Cardiidae....
  
  
• Clinopegma
  Clinopegma
  Clinopegma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Clinopegma include:* Clinopegma chikaoi* Clinopegma decora* Clinopegma isikawai...
  
  
• Clinus
  Clinus
  Clinus is a genus of clinids found in the southeastern Atlantic and western Indian ocean.-Species:* Sad klipfish, Clinus acuminatus * Agile klipfish, Clinus agilis...
  
  
• Clio
  Clio
  thumb|Clio—detail from [[The Art of Painting|The Allegory of Painting]] by [[Johannes Vermeer]]In Greek mythology, Clio or Kleio, is the muse of history. Like all the muses, she is a daughter of Zeus and Mnemosyne...
  
  
• Cliona
  Cliona
  Cliona is a genus of demosponge in the family Clionaidae. It contains about eighty described species.-Species:Species in this genus include:* Cliona aethiopicus Burton, 1932* Cliona albimarginata Calcinai, Bavestrello & Cerrano, 2005...
  
  
• Clithrocytheridea
• Closia
  Closia
  Closia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Species:Species within the genus Closia include:* Closia giadae Cossignani, 2001* Closia majuscula...
  
  
• Clupea
  Herring
  Herring is an oily fish of the genus Clupea, found in the shallow, temperate waters of the North Pacific and the North Atlantic oceans, including the Baltic Sea. Three species of Clupea are recognized. The main taxa, the Atlantic herring and the Pacific herring may each be divided into subspecies...
  
  
• Cluthia
• Clypeaster
• Clypeola
  Clypeola (gastropod)
  Clypeola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, Chinese hat snails and cup-and-saucer snails.-Species:Species within the genus Clypeola include:* Clypeola hedleyi...
  
  
• Clypeolum
  Clypeolum
  Clypeolum is a genus of fungi in the Ascomycota phylum. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any class, order, or family.-See also:...
  
  
• Clypeomorus
  Clypeomorus
  Clypeomorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Clypeomorus include:* Clypeomorus admirabilis Houbrick, 1985* Clypeomorus adunca...
  
  
• Clypidina
  Clypidina
  Clypidina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Clypidina include:* Clypidina notata...
  
  
• Cnesterium
• Cobitopsis
• Coccocyclia
• Coccodentalium
• Coccodiscus
• Coccolarcus
• Coccopigya
  Coccopigya
  Coccopigya is a genus of sea snails, deep-sea limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cocculinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Coccopigya include:* Coccopigya lata...
  
  
• Cocculina
  Cocculina
  Cocculina is a genus of sea snails, deep-sea limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cocculinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cocculina include:* Cocculina agassizii Dall, 1908* Cocculina baxteri McLean, 1987...
  
  
• Cocculinella
• Cochiolepis
• Cochlespira
  Cochlespira
  Cochlespira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. -Species:Species within the genus Cochlespira include:* Cochlespira beuteli Powell, 1969* Cochlespira bevdeynzerae Garcia, 2010...
  
  
• Cochlodesma
• Codakia
• Codonella
• Codonellina
• Coelopleurus
  Coelopleurus
  Coelopleurus is a genus of echinoid. Fossil records date back to the Eocene, with remains found in Europe and North America.-Species:* Coelopleurus australis H.L. Clark, 1916* Coelopleurus exquisitus Coppard & Schultz, 2006...
  
  
• Coelopora
• Coelorhynchus
• Coeloseris
• Coelotrochus
  Coelotrochus
  Coleotrochus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:* *...
  
  
• Coenangia
• Coenobita
  Coenobita
  The genus Coenobita contains the sixteen species of terrestrial hermit crabs. The majority of the species are found in the Indo-Pacific region, with only one species in West Africa, one species occurring along the western Atlantic Ocean, and one species occurring on the Pacific coast of the Americas...
  
  
• Coenocyathus
• Coleopora
• Colina
  Colina (gastropod)
  Colina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Colina include:* Colina ciclostoma Bozzetti, 2008* Colina macrostoma * Colina pinguis Colina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family...
  
  
• Collarina
• Colliculus
• Collisella
  Collisella
  Collisella is a genus of primitive sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.This genus of shield limpets has been classified by some authors under the family Acmaeidae....
  
  
• Collonista
  Collonista
  Collonista is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Collonista include:* Collonista amakusaensis Habe, 1960* Collonista costulosa...
  
  
• Colpichthyes
• Colpophyllia
• Colpospira
  Colpospira
  Colpospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Colpospira include:* Colpospira accisa * Colpospira atkinsoni...
  
  
• Colubraria
  Colubraria
  Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.-Species:Species within the genus Colubraria include:...
  
  
• Colubrellina
• Columbarium
  Columbarium
  A columbarium is a place for the respectful and usually public storage of cinerary urns . The term comes from the Latin columba and originally referred to compartmentalized housing for doves and pigeons .The Columbarium of Pomponius Hylas is a particularly fine ancient Roman example, rich in...
  
  
• Columbella
  Columbella
  Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Columbella include: * Columbella adansoni Menke, 1853...
  
  
• Columbellopsis
  Columbellopsis
  Columbellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Columbellopsis include:* Columbellopsis nycteis...
  
  
• Colus
  Colus
  Colus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Colus include:* Colus aurariae Fraussen, Rosado, Afonso & Monteiro, 2009...
  
  
• Coluzea
  Coluzea
  Coluzea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Coluzea include:* Coluzea aapta Harasewych, 1986* Coluzea altocanalis Dell, 1956...
  
  
• Comarmondia
• Comaster
• Cominella
  Cominella
  Cominella is a genus of carnivorous sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. -Species:Species and subspecies in the genus Cominella include:* Cominella acutinodosa...
  
  
• Cominista
• Cominula
• Comitas
  Comitas
  Comitas is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turridae, the turrids. -Species and subspecies:Species and subspecies in the genus Comitas include:* Comitas aequatorialis...
  
  
• Compressidens
• Compsodrillia
  Compsodrillia
  Compsodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Compsodrillia include:* Compsodrillia acestra...
  
  
• Compsomyax
• Comus
  Comus
  In Greek mythology, Comus or Komos is the god of festivity, revels and nocturnal dalliances. He is a son and a cup-bearer of the god Bacchus. Comus represents anarchy and chaos. His mythology occurs in the later times of antiquity. During his festivals in Ancient Greece, men and women exchanged...
  
  
• Conarchnium
• Concavus
• Conchocele
• Conchoecia
• Concholepas
  Concholepas
  Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.-Species:Species within in the genus Concholepas include:* Concholepas bezoar* Concholepas bulboza...
  
  
• Condylocardia
• Condylocuna
• Conescharellina
• Conger
  Conger
  Conger is a genus of marine congrid eels. It includes some of the largest types of eels, ranging up to 3 m in length, in the case of the European conger...
  
  
• Conjectura
  Conjectura
  Conjectura is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Conjectura include:* Conjectura atypica Powell, 1937* Conjectura carinata Powell, 1940...
  
  
• Conocerithium
• Conocrinus
• Conocyathus
• Conoidacmaea
• Conolithes
• Conominolia
• Conomurex
  Conomurex
  Conomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Species:Species within the genus Conomurex include:* Conomurex decorus * Conomurex fasciatus...
  
  
• Conopeum
• Conopora
• Conosphaera
• Conotrochus
• Conuber
  Conuber
  Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Conuber include:* Conuber conicus * Conuber incei...
  
  
• Conus
  Conus
  Conus is a large genus of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs, with the common names of cone snails, cone shells or cones. This genus is placed in the subfamily Coninae within the family Conidae. Geologically speaking, the genus is known from the Eocene to the Recent ...
  
  
• Convexopecten
• Cookia
  Cookia
  Cookia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.Cookia is sometimes treated as a subgenus of the genus Bolma...
  
  
• Cooperella
• Copidozoum
• Coptothyris
• Copytus
• Coralliophaga
• Coralliophila
  Coralliophila
  Coralliophila is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails....
  
  
• Corallistes
• Corallium
• Corallospondylus
• Corbicula
  Corbicula
  Corbicula is a genus of freshwater and brackish water clams, aquatic bivalve mollusks in the family Corbiculidae, the basket clams.The genus name is derived from Latin corbis "basket", referring to the shape and ribs of the shell....
  
  
• Corbula
  Corbula
  Corbula is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the Corbulidae family -Species :* Corbula aequivalvis Philippi, 1836* Corbula albuginosa Hinds, 1843* Corbula amethystina * Corbula arcaeformis Lynge, 1909...
  
  
• Cordieria
• Coriandria
  Coriandria
  Coriandria is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cingulopsidae.-Species:Species within the genus Coriandria include:* Coriandria caribaea Faber, 2005...
  
  
• Coripia
• Cornucoquimba
• Cornutella
• Cornuticella
• Corocalyptra
• Coroniscala
• Coronula
• Corophiidae
  Corophiidae
  Corophiidae is a family of amphipods, containing the following genera:*Americorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997*Anonychocheirus Moore & Myers, 1983*Apocorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997*Bathyphotis Stephensen, 1944*Cheirimedeia J. L...
  
  
• Corticium
  Corticium
  Corticium is a genus of crust fungi in the family Corticiaceae. According to a 2008 estimate, the genus contains 25 widely distributed species.-Species:*Corticium appalachiense*Corticium auberianum*Corticium boreoroseum...
  
  
• Cortina
• Cortiniscus
• Coryphaenoides
  Coryphaenoides
  Coryphaenoides is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.- Species :* Pacific grenadier, Coryphaenoides acrolepis - * Coryphaenoides affinis - * Coryphaenoides alateralis - * Coryphaenoides altipinnis -...
  
  
• Coryphopterus
• Cosa
  Cosa
  Cosa was a Latin colonia founded under Roman influence in southwestern Tuscany in 273 BC, perhaps on land confiscated from the Etruscans...
  
  
• Coscinaraea
• Cosciniopsis
• Coscinospongia
• Cosmetalepas
  Cosmetalepas
  Cosmetalepas is a genus of minute deepwater keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.-Species:* Cosmetalepas africana Tomlin, 1926...
  
  
• Cossmannea
• Cossmannica
  Cossmannica
  Cossmannica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Cossmannica include:* Cossmannica aciculata A...
  
  
• Costa
• Costacallista
• Costatoleda
• Costazia
• Costellaria
  Costellaria
  Costellaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Costellaria include:* Costellaria obeliscus : synonym of Vexillum obeliscus...
  
  
• Costellipitar
• Costokidderia
• Cothurnicella
• Cotonopsis
  Cotonopsis
  Cotonopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Cotonopsis include:* Cotonopsis allaryi Bozzetti, 2010* Cotonopsis argentea...
  
  
• Cottonia
  Cottonia
  Cottonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. The only species in this genus is Cottonia peduncularis.- References :...
  
  
• Cottopsis
• Couthouyia
• Coxiella
  Coxiella (gastropod)
  Coxiella is a genus of aquatic snails that live in saline lakes, and have gills and an operculum, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the family Pomatiopsidae.-Distribution :...
  
  
• Crania
• Craniella
• Craniscus
• Cranopsis
  Cranopsis
  The Latin word Cranopsis has been used to name animal genera of frogs, mollusks and crustaceans. Cranopsis , was used for an anuran, and is a junior homonym of Cranopsis , for a mollusk; and Cranopsis , for a branchiopod...
  
  
• Cranosina
• Craspedochiton
  Craspedochiton
  Craspedochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae, endemic to New Zealand, the Philippines and Australia.-Species:* Craspedochiton cornutus * Craspedochiton elegans * Craspedochiton hemphilli...
  
  
• Crassadoma
• Crassatellites
• Crassatina
• Crassilabrum
  Crassilabrum
  Crassilabrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Crassilabrum include:* Crassilabrum crassilabrum...
  
  
• Crassimarginatella
• Crassinella
• Crassispira
  Crassispira
  Crassispira is a genus of small predatory sea snails with narrow, high-spired shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae,.-Species:...
  
  
• Crassispirella
• Crassopleura
• Crassostrea
  Crassostrea
  Crassostrea is a genus of true oysters containing the most important oysters used for food.- Species :* Crassostrea ** †Crassostrea alabamiensis...
  
  
• Crateromorpha
• Crateropora
• Cratis
• Crawfordina
• Crebriscala
• Cremides
• Crenatula
• Crenella
  Crenella (bivalve)
  Crenella is a genus of bean mussels in the family Mytilidae.-Species:Species in the genus Crenella include:* Crenella abbotti Altena, 1968* Crenella adamsiana* Crenella arenaria Martin Monterosato, 1875...
  
  
• Crenidens
• Crenilabium
• Crenomytilus
• Crenulilimopsis
• Crepidacantha
• Crepidula
  Crepidula
  Crepidula, common name the "slipper limpets" or "slipper shells", is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails....
  
  
• Crepipatella
  Crepipatella
  Crepipatella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup-and-saucer snails....
  
  
• Crepis
  Crepis
  Crepis, commonly known in some parts of the world as hawksbeard or hawk's-beard , is a genus of about 200 annual and perennial flowering plants of the family Asteraceae superficially resembling the dandelion, the most conspicuous difference being that Crepis usually has branching...
  
  
• Creseis
• Creusia
• Cribella
• Cribellopora
• Cribraria
  Cribraria
  Cribraria is a genus of Amoebozoa, including the species Cribraria purpurea....
  
  
• Cribrilaria
• Cribrilina
• Crisia
• Crisidia
• Crisiella
• Crisiona
• Crisisina
• Crisulipora
• Cromyodruppa
• Cromyomma
• Cronia
  Cronia
  Cronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Cronia include:* Cronia amygdala...
  
  
• Crossata
  Crossata
  Crossata is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Bursidae, the frog shells.-Species:Species within the genus Crossata include:* Crossata ventricosa...
  
  
• Crossea
• Crosseola
  Crosseola
  Crosseola is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Crosseola include:* Crosseola bollonsi Dell, 1956* Crosseola concinna...
  
  
• Crucibulum
  Crucibulum
  Crucibulum is a genus in the Nidulariaceae, a family of fungi whose fruiting bodies resemble tiny egg-filled bird's nests. Often called "splash cups", the fruiting bodies are adapted for spore dispersal by using the kinetic energy of falling drops of rain...
  
  
• Cryptobranchia
  Cryptobranchia
  Cryptobranchia is a genus of true deep water limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lepetidae, true limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Cryptobranchia include: * Cryptobranchia alba Dall, 1869...
  
  
• Cryptocapsa
• Cryptocephalus
  Cryptocephalus
  Cryptocephalus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae and belonging to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata.*Cryptocephalus abdominalis*Cryptocephalus acupunctatus...
  
  
• Cryptochiton
• Cryptoconchus
  Cryptoconchus
  Cryptoconchus is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.- C. porosus :Cryptoconchus porosus, common name the butterfly chiton, is a large chiton with the following synonyms:...
  
  
• Cryptolepas
• Cryptomella
• Cryptomya
• Cryptonatica
  Cryptonatica
  Cryptonatica is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Cryptonatica include:* Cryptonatica affinis...
  
  
• Cryptopecten
  Cryptopecten
  Cryptopecten is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae....
  
  
• Cryptoplax
  Cryptoplax
  Cryptoplax is an extinct of polyplacophoran mollusc. Crytoplax became extinct during the Pliocene period....
  
  
• Cryptopora
• Cryptospira
  Cryptospira
  Cryptospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Cryptospira :* Cryptospira bridgettae Wakefield, 2010*...
  
  
• Cryptosula
• Ctena
• Ctenactis
• Ctenoberyx
• Ctenocardia
• Ctenocheles
• Ctenocolpus
• Ctenoides
• Ctenophoraster
• Ctenosciaena
• Cubestana
• Cubiceps
  Cubiceps
  Cubiceps is one genus among 4 genera containing all together 18 species of perciform fish of the family Nomeidae commonly known as Driftfish...
  
  
• Cubiculovinea
• Cucullaea
• Cucullaearca
• Cucumarites
• Culicia
• Cultellus
• Cumingia
• Cuna
• Cunanax
• Cunearca
• Cuneocythere
• Cuneus
  Cuneus
  The cuneus is a portion of the human brain in the occipital lobe.The cuneus receives visual information from the contralateral superior retina representing the inferior visual field. It is most known for its involvement in basic visual processing. Pyramidal cells in the cuneus project to...
  
  
• Cupidoliva
  Cupidoliva
  Cupidoliva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Cupidoliva include:* Cupidoliva adiorygma * Cupidoliva nympha...
  
  
• Cupuladria
• Cushmanidea
• Cuspidaria
• Cuvierina
• Cyamiomactra
• Cyanocyclas
• Cyanoplax
• Cyathelia
• Cyathidium
• Cyathoceras
• Cyathodonta
• Cyathotrochus
• Cycladicama
• Cycladophora
• Cyclampterium
• Cyclaster
• Cyclastrum
• Cyclicopora
• Cyclina
• Cyclinella
• Cyclocardia
  Cyclocardia
  Cyclocardia is a genus of molluscs in the family Carditidae....
  
  
• Cyclochlamys
• Cyclodostomia
• Cycloes
  Cycloes
  Cycloes is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:* Cycloes bairdii Stimpson, 1860* Cycloes granulosa De Haan, 1837* Cycloes marisrubri Galil & Clark, 1996...
  
  
• Cyclomactra
• Cyclope
  Cyclope
  Cyclope is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Cyclope include:* Cyclope neritea...
  
  
• Cyclopecten
• Cycloperiella
• Cyclopoma
• Cyclopterus
• Cycloscala
  Cycloscala
  Cycloscala is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, commonly known as wentletraps. -Species:...
  
  
• Cycloseris
• Cyclostrema
  Cyclostrema
  Cyclostrema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cyclostrema include:* Cyclostrema amabile...
  
  
• Cyclostremela
• Cyclostremiscus
• Cyclostromella
• Cyclosuneta
• Cyclotellina
• Cyclothone
• Cyclothyca
• Cycloxanthops
  Cycloxanthops
  Cycloxanthops is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:* Cycloxanthops bocki Garth, 1957* Cycloxanthops novemdentatus * Cycloxanthops occidentalis...
  
  
• Cylichna
  Cylichna
  Cylichna is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cylichnidae, the "chalice bubble snails". -Species:Species within the genus Cylichna include:* Cylichna aethiopica* Cylichna affinis...
  
  
• Cylichnatys
• Cylichnella
• Cylichnina
• Cylinder
• Cylindriscala
• Cylindromitra
• Cylindrophyllia
• Cyllene
• Cymatiella
  Cymatiella
  Cymatiella is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Cymatiella include:* Cymatiella ansonae...
  
  
• Cymatium
  Cymatium
  Cymatium, a molding on the cornice of some classical buildings. Sometimes decorated with an anthemion. It is characteristic of Ionic columns and can appear as part of the entablature, the epistylium, and the capital....
  
  
• Cymatogaster
• Cymatoica
• Cymatophos
• Cymatosyrinx
  Cymatosyrinx
  Cymatosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Cymatosyrinx include:* Cymatosyrinx arbela * Cymatosyrinx bartschi Haas, 1941...
  
  
• Cymbiola
  Cymbiola
  Cymbiola is a genus of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes. Some of the species within this genus are sometimes placed in the genus Cymbiolacca Iredale, 1929, which is also sometimes treated as a subgenus of Cymbiola.-Species:Species and...
  
  
• Cymbium
  Cymbium (gastropod)
  Cymbium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cymbium include:* Cymbium cucumis Röding, 1798* Cymbium cymbium...
  
  
• Cymia
  Cymia
  Cymia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  
• Cymodoce
• Cynisca
  Cynisca
  Cynisca or Kyneska was a Greek princess of Sparta. She became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games.-Early life:...
  
  
• Cynoscion
  Cynoscion
  Cynoscion is a genus of fish in the drum family, Sciaenidae.- Species :The genus consists of 24 species:* Cynoscion acoupa * Cynoscion albus * Cynoscion analis...
  
  
• Cyphastraea
• Cyphoma
  Cyphoma
  Cyphoma is a genus of predatory tropical sea snails, a taxonomic group of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, a family which is sometimes known as the false cowries or cowry allies.-Life habits:...
  
  
• Cyphonochelus
• Cypraea
  Cypraea
  Cypraea is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails or cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Cypraea include:* Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot, 1786...
  
  
• Cypraecassis
  Cypraecassis
  Cypraecassis is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae.-Species:Species within the genus Cypraecassis include:* Cypraecassis coarctica * Cypraecassis rufa...
  
  
• Cypraeerato
• Cyprideis
• Cypridina
• Cypridopsis
• Cyrenobatissa
• Cyrenodonax
• Cyrtocalpis
• Cyrtocapsa
• Cyrtodaria
• Cyrtopinna
• Cyrtopleura
• Cyrtorhina
• Cystisella
• Cystodytes
• Cystophora
  Hooded Seal
  The hooded seal is an arctic pinniped found only in the central and western North Atlantic ranging from Svalbard in the east to the Gulf of St...
  
  
• Cythara
• Cytharella
• Cytheralison
• Cythere
• Cytherella
• Cytherelloidea
• Cytheretta
• Cytheridea
• Cytherois
• Cytheroma
• Cytheromorpha
• Cytheropteron
• Cytherura

D

• Dacrydium
  Dacrydium
  Dacrydium is a genus of conifers belonging to the podocarp family Podocarpaceae. Sixteen species of evergreen dioecious trees and shrubs are presently recognized. The genus was first described by Solander in 1786, and formerly included many more species, which were divided into sections A, B, and C...
  
  
• Dactylidella
• Dactylidia
• Dactylocalyx
• Dactyloptena
• Dactylopterus
• Daira
• Dakaria
• Dalatias
• Dallina
• Dallinella
• Dallitesta
• Dallithyris
• Dallocardia
• Damalichthys
• Danaphos
  Danaphos
  Danaphos is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. A common name is bottlelights.Only two extant species are placed here, one of them of questionable validity valid:...
  
  
• Dannevigia
• Daphnella
  Daphnella
  Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Daphnella include:* Daphnella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915* Daphnella allemani...
  
  
• Darbya
• Dardanula
• Dardanus
  Dardanus
  In Greek mythology, Dardanus was a son of Zeus and Electra, daughter of Atlas, and founder of the city of Dardania on Mount Ida in the Troad....
  
  
• Daronia
• Dasmosmilia
• Dasyatis
  Dasyatis
  Dasyatis is a genus of stingray. The members of the genus Neotrygon were formerly included in Dasyatis.-Species:...
  
  
• Deania
  Deania
  Deania is a genus of long-snouted, deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Centrophoridae.-Species:* Deania calcea * Deania hystricosa * Deania profundorum Deania is a genus of long-snouted, deepwater dogfish sharks in the family Centrophoridae.-Species:* Deania calcea (R. T. Lowe, 1839) (Birdbeak...
  
  
• Decapterus
  Decapterus
  Decapterus is a genus of marine fishes in the family in the jack family, Carangidae. They are commonly known as mackerel scads, and round scads. They are found throughout the world....
  
  
• Decatopecten
• Decipula
• Delectopecten
• Delphinapterus
• Delphinus
  Delphinus
  Delphinus is a constellation in the northern sky, close to the celestial equator. Its name is Latin for dolphin. Delphinus was one of the 48 constellations listed by the 2nd century astronomer Ptolemy, and it remains among the 88 modern constellations recognized by the International Astronomical...
  
  
• Deltentosteus
• Deltocyathus
• Deminucula
• Democrinus
• Demoulia
  Demoulia
  Demoulia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Demoulia include:* Demoulia abbreviata...
  
  
• Dendostrea
• Dendraster
  Dendraster
  Dendraster is a genus of sand dollars of the family Dendrasteridae within the order Clypeasteroida.-Species:Listed alphabetically.*Dendraster excentricus *Dendraster laevis H. L. Clark, 1948...
  
  
• Dendrocircus
• Dendroconus
• Dendrogyra
• Dendrophyllia
• Dendrospyris
• Dentalium
  Dentalium
  The word dentalium or dentalia , as commonly used by Native American artists and anthropologists, refers to tooth shells or tusk shells used in indigenous jewelry, adornment, and commerce in western Canada and the United States. These tusk shells are a kind of seashell, specifically the shells of...
  
  
• Dentex
• Dentiporella
• Dentiscala
• Dentistyla
  Dentistyla
  Dentistyla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae.-Species:Species within the genus Dentistyla include:* Dentistyla asperrima * Dentistyla dentifera...
  
  
• Depressiscala
• Dermatopsis
• Dermochelys
• Dermomurex
  Dermomurex
  Dermomurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Dermomurex include:* Dermomurex abyssicolus...
  
  
• Derstolida
• Desmana
• Desmatelesia
• Desmechinus
• Desmediaperoecia
• Desmeplatioecia
• Desmophyllum
• Desmospyris
• Diacria
• Diadema
  Diadema (genus)
  Diadema is a genus of sea urchins of the Family Diadematidae and is one of the most abundant, widespread, and ecologically important shallow water genera of tropical sea urchins. It is found in all tropical oceans, although is ubiquitous in the Indo-Pacific region, where it inhabits depths down to...
  
  
• Diala
  Diala
  Diala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.-Species:Species within the genus Diala include:* Diala albugo * Diala goniochila Diala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Dialidae.-Species:Species within the genus Diala include:* Diala...
  
  
• Diaphana
• Diaphus
  Diaphus
  Diaphus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Gilbert's large lantern fish, Diaphus adenomus Gilbert, 1905* Diaphus aliciae Fowler, 1934* Andersen's lantern fish, Diaphus anderseni Tåning, 1932...
  
  
• Diastoma
• Dibaphimitra
  Dibaphimitra
  Dibaphimitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae.-Species:Species within the genus Dibaphimitra include:* Dibaphimitra florida...
  
  
• Dibaphus
• Diberus
• Dibranchus
  Dibranchus
  Dibranchus is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.-Species:* Dibranchus accinctus Bradbury, 1999.* Atlantic batfish, Dibranchus atlanticus Peters, 1876.* Dibranchus cracens Bradbury, McCosker & Long, 1999....
  
  
• Dibunostoma
• Dichocoenia
• Dicolocapsa
• Dicologoglossa
• Dicranastrum
• Dictyastrum
• Dictyocephalus
  Dictyocephalus
  Dictyocephalus is an extinct genus of prehistoric amphibian.-See also:* Prehistoric amphibian* List of prehistoric amphibians...
  
  
• Dictyocoryne
• Dictyomitra
• Dictyophimus
• Dictyopodium
• Dictyospyris
• Dictyothurites
• Didimacar
• Didymocyrtis
  Didymocyrtis
  Didymocyrtis is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown . Also, the placement of this genus within the Dothideomycetes is uncertain.- See also :...
  
  
• Didymosella
• Dientomochilus
• Diestothyris
• Dightonia
• Digitaria
  Digitaria
  Digitaria is a genus of about 300 species of grass native to tropical and warm temperate regions. Common names include crabgrass, finger-grass, and fonio. They are slender monocotyledonous annual and perennial lawn, pasture, and forage plants; some are often considered lawn pests...
  
  
• Diloma
  Diloma
  Diloma is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails. -Distribution:This genus occurs in the Indo-Pacific, including New Zealand, Japan, and other areas.-Species:...
  
  
• Diminovula
• Dimorphocella
• Dimya
  Dimya
  Dimya is a genus of very small clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Dimyidae.-Species within the genus Dimya:* Dimya acuminata Esteves, 1984* Dimya adaia* Dimya affinis Reeve, 1858* Dimya argentata...
  
  
• Dinocardium
• Diodon
  Diodon
  Members of the diodontidae, species of the genus diodon are usually known as porcupinefishes or balloonfishes.-Distinguishing features:Fish of the genus Diodon have;...
  
  
• Diodora
  Diodora
  Diodora is a genus of small to medium-sized keyhole limpet in the family Fissurellidae.- Life habits:Like all other fissurellids, Diodora species are herbivores, and use the radula to scrape algae from rocks.An exception is D...
  
  
• Diplacanthopoma
• Diplactura
• Diploastrea
• Diplocrinus
• Diplodonta
• Diplodus
• Diplomeriza
• Diploplegma
• Diploporaster
• Diploria
• Diplorula
• Diplosolen
• Dipodospyris
• Dipulus
• Diretmus
• Dischides
• Discinisca
  Discinisca
  Discinisca is an extinct genus of brachiopod that lived from the Early Devonian to the Pliocene of Africa, Europe, North America, and New Zealand.-External links:* in the Paleobiology Database...
  
  
• Discodermia
• Discoporella
• Discopsis
• Discoscala
• Discotectonica
• Discradisca
  Discradisca
  Discradisca is a genus of brachiopods.-Species list:* D. antillarum* D. cumingi* D. indica* D. sparselineata* D. stella* D. strigata...
  
  
• Disolenia
• Disporella
• Dispotaea
• Distansescharella
• Distichopora
• Distorsio
  Distorsio
  Distorsio is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Personidae, the Distortio snails.-Species:Species within the genus Distorsio include:* Distorsio anus* Distorsio clathrata...
  
  
• Distriactis
• Ditrupa
• Divalinga
• Divalucina
• Divaricella
• Dizoniopsis
  Dizoniopsis
  Dizoniopsis is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. This genus was described by Sacco in 1895.-Species:Species in the genus Dizoniopsis include:...
  
  
• Docomphala
• Dodecaceria
• Dolabella
  Dolabella
  Dolabella was a plebian family within the patrician Cornelia gens in ancient Rome. Notable individuals include:*Publius Cornelius Dolabella , consul in 283 BC*Gnaeus Cornelius Dolabella, consul in 159 BC...
  
  
• Dolichozygus
• Dolichupis
  Dolichupis
  Dolichupis is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.-Species:Species within the genus Dolichupis include:* Dolichupis derkai Fehse & Grego, 2002...
  
  
• Dolicrassea
• Doliella
• Dolomena
  Dolomena
  Dolomena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.The name of the genus Dolomena was originally introduced by Iredale in 1931, but he didn't provide a description. Therefore he wasn't accepted as the author of this genus Dolomena is a genus of...
  
  
• Donax
  Donax
  Donax is a genus of small, edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks. The genus is sometimes known as bean clams; however, Donax species have various common names in different parts of the world....
  
  
• Dorcadospyris
• Dorippe
• Dorocidaris
• Dorsanum
  Dorsanum
  Dorsanum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.-Species:Subgenera :* Dorsanum Gray, 1847Species within the genus Dorsanum include:...
  
  
• Dorsina
• Dorvillea
• Dosidicus
• Dosima
  Dosima
  Dosima fascicularis, the buoy barnacle, is "the most specialised pleustonic goose barnacle" species. It hangs downwards from the water surface, held up by a float of its own construction, and is carried along by ocean currents.-Flotation:...
  
  
• Dosina
  Dosina
  Dosina is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.-Species in the genus Dosina:* Dosina zelandica crebra * Dosina zelandica zelandica Gray, 1835-References:...
  
  
• Dosinella
• Dosinia
  Dosinia
  Dosinia is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae . Dosinia species are almost disc-like in shape and reminiscent of Lucinid bivalves.- Species :* Dosinia abyssicola T. Habe, 1961 Indo...
  
  
• Dosinorbis
• Dostia
• Doxander
  Doxander
  Doxander is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.The name Doxander was originally given by Iredale to this genus in 1931. But since he didn't provide a description, the name Doxander, Iredale, 1931 is no longer available under Art...
  
  
• Drachiella
  Drachiella
  Drachiella is a genus of marine red alga. It has scaly thickenings; also "rhizoids fringing openings".It is found below the kelp zone in areas exposed to moderate wave action; it is irrideccent, and consistes of a short, narrow stipe broadening into midribless thalli which reach 7cm in...
  
  
• Drillia
  Drillia
  Drillia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -General characteristics:The shell is turriculated, with an elevated spire, longitudinal ribs, and usually revolving striae. The spiral sculpture of the shell is rather smooth or shows a wide spacing of...
  
  
• Drilliola
  Drilliola
  Drilliola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Drilliola include:* Drilliola emendata...
  
  
• Drilonereis
• Dromia
  Dromia
  Dromia is a genus of crabs in the family Dromiidae. It contains 6 extant species:*Dromia bollorei Forest, 1974*Dromia dormia *Dromia erythropus *Dromia marmorea Forest, 1974...
  
  
• Drupa
  Drupa
  Drupa is the largest printing equipment exhibition in the world, held every four years at Messe Düsseldorf GmbH, City of Düsseldorf, Germany....
  
  
• Druppatractus
• Druppocarpus
• Druppula
• Duncanopsammia
• Dungulia
• Dunkeria
  Dunkeria
  Dunkeria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This genus occurs in the following locations:* United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone-Species:...
  
  
• Duplicaria
• Dutoitella
• Dyscolia
• Dysidea

E

• Eamesiella
• Eastonia
• Eatoniella
  Eatoniella
  Eatoniella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eatoniellidae, the eatoniellids.-Species:Species within the genus Eatoniella include:* Eatoniella alboelata Ponder, 1983...
  
  
• Ebala
  Ebala
  Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Murchisonellidae.Members of the genus Ebala are small Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Murchisonellidae.Members of the genus Ebala are small Ebala is a genus of sea snails, marine...
  
  
• Ebalia
• Eburna
  Eburna
  Eburna is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Eburna include:* Eburna balteata * Eburna glabrata...
  
  
• Echelus
  Echelus
  Echelus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:* Echelus myrus * Echelus pachyrhynchus...
  
  
• Echeneis
  Echeneis
  An echeneis is a legendary creature described in medieval bestiaries. It is a described as a fish that is half a foot in length. It is said to latch on to ships, holding them back. They are said to be found in the Indian Ocean...
  
  
• Echinarachnius
• Echinaster
• Echinellopsis
• Echininus
• Echinocardium
  Echinocardium
  Echinocardium is a genus of sea urchins of the family Loveniidae, known as heart urchins.-Species:* Echinocardium australe Gray, 1855* Echinocardium cordatum * Echinocardium fenauxi Péquignat, 1963...
  
  
• Echinocyamus
• Echinocythereis
• Echinodiscus
  Echinodiscus
  Echinodiscus is a genus of fungi in the Helotiales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.-External links:*...
  
  
• Echinolampas
• Echinometra
• Echinomma
• Echinoneus
• Echinophoria
  Echinophoria
  Echinophoria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.-Species:Species within the genus Echinophoria include:* Echinophoria bituberculosa* Echinophoria carnosa...
  
  
• Echinophyllia
• Echinopora
• Echinorhinus
  Echinorhinus
  Echinorhinus is a genus of squaliform sharks, the only extant genus in the family Echinorhinidae. The name is from Greek echinos meaning "spiny" and rhinos meaning "nose". Both species are uncommon, little known sharks...
  
  
• Echinostrephus
• Echinus
  Echinus (sea urchin)
  Echinus is a genus of sea urchins.-Species:Species in this genus include:* Echinus acutus de Lamarck, 1816* Echinus affinis Mortensen, 1903* Echinus alexandri Danielssen & Koren, 1883* Echinus elegans Düben & Koren, 1846...
  
  
• Echiodon
• Edwardsotrochus
• Egesta
• Egestas
• Egilina
  Egilina
  Egilina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Description:Species in this genus have strong axial ribs between the sutures which are interrupted at the periphery by a deep spiral sulcus. The intercostal spaces are smooth...
  
  
• Eglisia
• Egracina
• Elachorbis
  Elachorbis
  Elachorbis is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Tornidae.- Taxonomy :The exact placement of this genus has long been contested....
  
  
• Elaeocyma
  Elaeocyma
  Elaeocyma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Elaeocyma include:* Elaeocyma amplinucis McLean & Poorman, 1971* Elaeocyma arenensis...
  
  
• Electra
  Electra
  In Greek mythology, Electra was an Argive princess and daughter of King Agamemnon and Queen Clytemnestra. She and her brother Orestes plotted revenge against their mother Clytemnestra and stepfather Aegisthus for the murder of their father Agamemnon...
  
  
• Electroma
• Electrona
  Electrona
  Electrona is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Electrona antarctica * Electrona carlsbergi * Electrona paucirastra Bolin, 1962...
  
  
• Elegantiscala
• Elegantula
• Elephantanellum
• Elephas
  Elephas
  Elephas is one of two surviving genera in the order of elephants, Proboscidea. The genus has one surviving species, the Asian elephant Elephas maximus....
  
  
• Ellatrivia
• Ellicea
• Ellipsidium
• Ellipsostylus
• Ellipsoxiphus
• Ellisina
• Elminius
  Elminius
  Elminius is a genus of barnacles in the family Archaeobalanidae, containing the following species:* Elminius kingii King, 1831 * Elminius modestus Darwin, 1854...
  
  
• Elofsonella
• Elofsonia
• Elops
• Elysiacea
• Emarginula
  Emarginula
  Emarginula is a genus of small keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.-Description:The oval shell is obliquely conical with a backward-pointing recurved apex. There is a deep incision in the anterior margin. A distinct anal fasciole extends upwards from this...
  
  
• Emarginulina
• Emballotheca
• Emmelichthys
• Empleconia
• Enaeta
  Enaeta
  Enaeta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Enaeta include:* Enaeta barnesii * Enaeta cumingii...
  
  
• Enallopsammia
• Enatimene
  Enatimene
  Enatimene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Enatimene include:* Enatimene bassetti...
  
  
• Encope
• Endopachys
• Engina
  Engina
  Engina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Engina include:* Engina albocincta Pease, 1860* Engina alveolata...
  
  
• Engraulis
  Engraulis
  Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.-Species:* Engraulis albidus Borsa, Collet & J. D. Durand, 2004* Engraulis anchoita Carl Hubbs & Marini, 1935 * Engraulis australis Engraulis is a genus of anchovies. It currently contains nine species.-Species:* Engraulis...
  
  
• Enhydriodon
• Enida
  Enida
  Enida is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails....
  
  
• Enigmonia
• Ennucula
• Enophrys
• Enoplostomella
• Enoplosus
• Ensiculus
• Ensis
  Ensis
  Ensis is a genus of medium-sized edible saltwater clams, littoral bivalve mollusks in the family Pharidae.In the United States, other common names for species in this genus are razor clams or jackknife clams. This is because the long, narrow, and parallel-sided shape of their shells is unusual in...
  
  
• Ensisolen
• Ensitellops
• Entalina
• Entalophora
• Entalophoroecia
• Entemnotrochus
  Entemnotrochus
  Entemnotrochus is a genus of large to very large deepwater sea snails with gills and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.-Species:...
  
  
• Entomaria
• Eocaudina
  Eocaudina
  Eocaudina is an extinct genus of sea cucumber which existed in Poland during the Triassic period. It contains the species Eocaudina septaforaminalis and Eocaudina subhexagona....
  
  
• Eohemithiris
• Eomiltha
• Eomyrophis
• Eonavicula
• Eontia
• Eopaijenborchella
• Eopsetta
  Eopsetta
  Eopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It contains two species.-Species:* Shotted halibut, Eopsetta grigorjewi .* Petrale sole, Eopsetta jordani ....
  
  
• Eosipho
  Eosipho
  Eosipho is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Eosipho include:* Eosipho aldermenensis * Eosipho atlanticus Fraussen & Hadorn, 2005...
  
  
• Epheria
• Epialtus
• Epicodakia
• Epideira
  Epideira
  Epideira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.-Species:Species within the genus Epideira include:* Epideira gabensis Hedley, 1922* Epideira jaffaensis...
  
  
• Epidirella
• Epidirona
  Epidirona
  Epidirona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Epidirona include:* Epidirona beachportensis * Epidirona candida Laseron, 1954...
  
  
• Epigonus
  Epigonus (genus)
  Epigonus is a fish genus of the family Epigonidae.-Species:*Epigonus affinis Parin & Abramov, 1986 *Epigonus angustifrons Abramov & Manilo, 1987 *Epigonus atherinoides *Epigonus constanciae...
  
  
• Epilucina
• Epinephelus
  Epinephelus
  Epinephelus is a genus of groupers. They are large sea fish. Members of this genus may also be called a Mero.-Species:FishBase lists 99 species:* Areolate grouper, Epinephelus areolatus ....
  
  
• Epinnula
• Epiphaxum
• Episcynia
• Episiphon
• Epitonium
  Epitonium
  Epitonium is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. Epitonium is the type genus of the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps....
  
  
• Epopella
• Equichlamys
• Equus
  Equus (genus)
  Equus is a genus of animals in the family Equidae that includes horses, donkeys, and zebras. Within Equidae, Equus is the only extant genus. Like Equidae more broadly, Equus has numerous extinct species known only from fossils. This article deals primarily with the extant species.The term equine...
  
  
• Erato
  Erato
  In Greek mythology, Erato is one of the Greek Muses. The name would mean "desired" or "lovely", if derived from the same root as Eros, as Apollonius of Rhodes playfully suggested in the invocation to Erato that begins Book III of his Argonautica....
  
  
• Eratoidea
  Eratoidea
  Eratoidea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Species:Species within the genus Eratoidea include:* Eratoidea hematita * Eratoidea watsoni...
  
  
• Eratopsis
• Erbechinus
• Erginus
  Erginus
  In Greek mythology, Erginus was king of Minyan Orchomenus in Boeotia. He was the son of Clymenus, his predecessor, and Buzyge . Erginus avenged his father's death at the hands of the Thebans; he made war against Thebes, inflicting a heavy defeat. The Thebans were compelled to pay King Erginus a...
  
  
• Ericusa
  Ericusa
  Ericusa is a small taxonomic genus of medium-sized predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes..-Distribution:Ericusa are endemic to Australia...
  
  
• Eriphia
  Eriphia
  Eriphia is a genus of crabs, including the following species:*Eriphia gonagra *Eriphia granulosa A. Milne-Edwards, 1880*Eriphia scabricula Dana, 1852*Eriphia sebana...
  
  
• Erodona
• Erosaria
  Erosaria
  Erosaria is a genus of sea snails, cowries, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Erosaria include:* Erosaria acicularis - the Atlantic yellow cowry...
  
  
• Errina
• Erronea
  Erronea
  Erronea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Erronea include: * Erronea adusta * Erronea caurica...
  
  
• Ervilia
• Erycinella
• Erylus
• Escharella
• Escharina
• Escharoides
• Eschrichtius
• Estea
• Etallonia
• Ethalia
  Ethalia
  Ethalia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Ethalia include:* Ethalia catharinae Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006...
  
  
• Etisus
  Etisus
  Etisus is a genus of crabs, containing the following extant species:*Etisus albus *Etisus anaglyptus H. Milne-Edwards, 1834*Etisus armatus *Etisus australis *Etisus bargibanti Crosnier, 1987...
  
  
• Etmopterus
  Etmopterus
  Etmopterus, commonly known as lantern sharks, is a diverse genus of dogfish sharks in the family Etmopteridae. This genus has 35 described species.-Species:* Etmopterus baxteri...
  
  
• Etrema
  Etrema
  Etrema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , species with valid names within the genus Etrema include:...
  
  
• Etrumeus
  Etrumeus
  Etrumeus is a genus of round herrings in the herring family, Clupeidae. It currently consists of three described species.-Species:* Etrumeus micropus * Etrumeus teres...
  
  
• Eubalaena
• Eubela
  Eubela
  Eubela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Eubela include:* Eubela aequatorialis Thiele, 1925* Eubela calyx * Eubela distincta Thiele, 1925...
  
  
• Eucalathis
• Eucallista
• Eucecryphalus
• Euchelus
  Euchelus
  Euchelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae .-Species:Species within the genus Euchelus include:* Euchelus atratus...
  
  
• Euchitonia
• Eucidaris
• Euclia
• Eucominia
• Eucopia
• Eucoronis
• Eucrassatella
• Eucratea
• Eucyrtidium
• Eucythere
• Eucytherura
• Eudolium
  Eudolium
  Eudolium is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.-Species:Species within the genus Eudolium include:* Eudolium bairdii...
  
  
• Eudoxochiton
• Eufistulana
• Eugabrielona
• Euleptorhamphus
  Euleptorhamphus
  Euleptorhamphus is a genus of halfbeaks in the order Beloniformes. It includes two species, the flying halfbeak, E. velox, and the ribbon halfbeak, E. viridis.Both of these species are marine. E...
  
  
• Eulichthys
• Eulima
  Eulima
  Eulima is a genus of small, ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.-Description:The shell is turreted, i.e. with whorls in the form of an elongated, towering spiral, tapering to a fine point. The aperture is ovate and entire with the peristome incomplete behind....
  
  
• Eulimastoma
  Eulimastoma
  Eulimastoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Eulimastoma include:* Eulimastoma canaliculatum Eulimastoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae,...
  
  
• Eulimella
  Eulimella
  Eulimella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Description:Many species are poorly known. The shells are small, mostly under 1 cm. They are somewhat glossy and show no sculpture except a few microscopic growth lines. This...
  
  
• Eumarcia
• Eumetopias
• Eumetula
  Eumetula
  Eumetula is a genus of minte sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae. -Species:Species in the genus Eumetula include:* Eumetula aliceae * Eumetula arctica...
  
  
• Eumitra
• Eunaticina
  Eunaticina
  Eunaticina is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Eunaticina include:* Eunaticina africana Fernandes & Burnay* Eunaticina mienisi...
  
  
• Eunice
• Euninella
• Euparthenia
  Euparthenia
  Euparthenia is a subgenus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks in the subfamily Turbonillinae.The name Euparthenia is a replacement name for Parthenia Lowe, 1841 not Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830....
  
  
• Eupatagus
• Euphylax
• Euphyllia
  Euphyllia
  Euphyllia is a genus of large-polyped stony coral. Several species are commonly found in marine aquariums. The genus includes the following species:* Euphyllia ancora - Hammer coral* Euphyllia cristata - Grape coral...
  
  
• Euphyllon
• Euplectella
  Euplectella
  Euplectella is a genus of glass sponges which includes the well-known Venus' Flower Basket, E. aspergillum.-Species:*Euplectella aspera*Euplectella aspergillum*Euplectella crassistellata*Euplectella cucumer...
  
  
• Eupleura
  Eupleura
  Eupleura is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Eupleura include:* Eupleura caudata * Eupleura limata Dall, 1890...
  
  
• Euplica
  Euplica
  Euplica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Euplica include : * Euplica bidentata * Euplica borealis...
  
  
• Euprognatha
• Euprotomus
  Euprotomus
  Euprotomus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Species:Species within the genus Euprotomus include:* Euprotomus aurisdianae * Euprotomus aurora Kronenberg, 2002...
  
  
• Eupsammia
• Eurete
• Eurhomalea
• Euriclanculus
• Eurissolina
• Euryplax
• Eurysina
• Eurystomella
• Eurystrotos
• Eurytellina
• Eurytium
• Euscalpellum
• Euseila
• Eusmilia
• Euspira
  Euspira
  Euspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. - Species :Species within the genus Euspira include:* Euspira catena* Euspira fortunei...
  
  
• Eusthenotrochus
• Eustrombus
  Eustrombus
  Lobatus is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. :Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus Eustrombus.-Species:...
  
  
• Eusyringium
• Euthria
  Euthria
  Euthria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Euthria include:* Euthria abrotona Fraussen & Rolán, 2003* Euthria adeles Dautzenberg & Fisher, 1906...
  
  
• Euthymella
• Euthynnus
  Euthynnus
  Euthynnus is a fish genus in the family Scombridae.-Species list:* Euthynnus affinis , kawakawa* Euthynnus alletteratus , little tunny* Euthynnus lineatus , black skipjack-See also:...
  
  
• Eutrigla
  Eutrigla
  Eutrigla is a fish genus in the family Triglidae.-See also:* List of prehistoric bony fish* List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record...
  
  
• Euvola
  Euvola
  Euvola is a genus of molluscs in the family Pectinidae.-Species:* Euvola papyracea — paper scallop* Euvola raveneli — Ravenel's scallop* Euvola ziczac — zigzag scallop...
  
  
• Evalea
  Evalea
  Evalea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Evalea include:* Evalea amchitkana...
  
  
• Evarnula
• Evechinus
• Evermanella
  Evermanella
  Evermanella is a genus of prehistoric fish.-References:*...
  
  
• Exallias
• Excellichlamys
• Exechonella
• Exidomonea
• Exiloidea
• Exlinella
• Exochella
• Exomiliopsis
• Exosiperna
• Exotica
  Exotica
  Exotica is a musical genre, named after the 1957 Martin Denny album of the same title, popular during the 1950s to mid-1960s, typically with the suburban set who came of age during World War II. The musical colloquialism, exotica, means tropical ersatz: the non-native, pseudo experience of Oceania...
  
  

F

• Fabella
  Fabella
  The fabella is a small sesamoid bone found in some mammals embedded in the tendon of the lateral head of the gastrocnemius muscle behind the lateral condyle of the femur. It is a variant of normal anatomy and present in humans in 10% to 30% of individuals. Rarely, there are 2 or 3 of these bones...
  
  
• Fabulina
• Falsifusus
• Falsocythere
• Falunia
• Faorina
• Farrea
• Fartulum
• Fasciculipora
• Fasciolaria
• Fastigiella
  Fastigiella
  Fastigiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fastigiella include:* Fastigiella carinata Reeve, 1848...
  
  
• Fautor
  Fautor
  Fautor is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae.Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus Calliostoma .-Species:Species within the genus Fautor include:...
  
  
• Favartia
  Favartia
  Favartia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Favartia include:Subgenus Favartia Jousseaume, 1880...
  
  
• Faveolebris
• Favia
• Favites
• Fax
  Fax
  Fax , sometimes called telecopying, is the telephonic transmission of scanned printed material , normally to a telephone number connected to a printer or other output device...
  
  
• Felaniella
• Felicia
  Felicia
  The name Felicia derives from the Latin adjective felix, meaning "happy", though in the neuter plural form felicia it literally means "happy things" and often occurred in the phrase tempora felicia, "happy times". The sense of it as a feminine personal name appeared in post-Classical use and is of...
  
  
• Fellaster
• Fenestrosyrinx
• Fenestrulina
• Fibularia
• Fictonoba
• Ficus
• Figularia
• Filicrisia
• Filifascigera
• Filisparsa
• Filodrilla
• Filograna
• Filogranula
• Fimbria
• Finlayola
• Finmarchinella
• Fissidentalium
• Fissurella
  Fissurella
  Fissurella is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.- Ecology :...
  
  
• Fissurellidea
  Fissurellidea
  Fissurellidea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Fissurellidea include:* Fissurellidea genevievae Dautzenberg, 1929...
  
  
• Fissurisepta
  Fissurisepta
  Fissurisepta is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fissurisepta include:* Fissurisepta festiva* Fissurisepta manawatawhia* Fissurisepta rostrata...
  
  
• Fistularia
• Fistulobalanus
• flabelligerid
• Flabellipecten
• Flabellopora
• Flabellum
  Flabellum
  A flabellum , in Catholic liturgical use, is a fan made of metal, leather, silk, parchment or feathers, intended to keep away insects from the consecrated Body and Blood of Christ and from the priest, as well as to show honour. The ceremonial use of such fans dates back to ancient Egypt, and an...
  
  
• Flexopecten
• Flexus
• Floridina
• Floridinella
• Florimetis
• Flustrella
• Foegia
• Folina
• Foratiscala
• Forcepia
• Forreria
  Forreria
  Forreria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  
• Forskaelena
• Fossacallista
• Fossarius
• Fossatrivia
• Foveoleberis
• Fragum
  Fragum
  Fragum is a genus of cockles, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Cardiidae. Members of the genus have characteristic thick, sculptured shells and live buried in sand, extending their siphons to the surface to feed and breathe...
  
  
• Frenula
• Frigidocardium
• Friginatica
  Friginatica
  Friginatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae, the moon shells.-Species:Species within the genus Friginatica include:* Friginatica aldingensis * Friginatica amphiala...
  
  
• Frondipora
• Fugleria
• Fulcrella
• Fulgoraria
  Fulgoraria
  Fulgoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fulgoraria include:Subgenus Fulgoraria Schumacher, 1817* Fulgoraria ericarum Douté, 1997...
  
  
• Fulgurofusus
  Fulgurofusus
  Fulgurofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fulgurofusus include:* Fulgurofusus aequilonius Sysoev, 2000* Fulgurofusus atlantis...
  
  
• Fulvia
  Fulvia
  Fulvia Flacca Bambula , commonly referred to as simply Fulvia, was an aristocratic Roman woman who lived during the Late Roman Republic. Through her marriage to three of the most promising Roman men of her generation, Publius Clodius Pulcher, Gaius Scribonius Curio and Mark Antony, she gained...
  
  
• Fungia
• Fungiacava
• Fungiacyathus
• Fuscibuccinum
• Fuscoscala
• Fusinus
  Fusinus
  Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snaills.-Species:Species in the genus Fusinus include:...
  
  
• Fusitriton
  Fusitriton
  Fusitriton is a genus of large predatory sea snails marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.- Species :Species within the genus Fusitroton include:* Fusitriton brasiliensis Cossignani & Cossignani, 2003...
  
  
• Fusiturricula
  Fusiturricula
  Fusiturricula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Taxonomy:The genus Fusiturricula forms an unsupported group that is sister clade to Drilliidae in the cladogram of the molecular phylogeny of the Conoidea....
  
  
• Fusiturris
  Fusiturris
  Fusiturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.-Species:Species within the genus Fusiturris include:* Fusiturris amianta * Fusiturris pluteata...
  
  
• Fusoterebra
• Fustiaria
• Fusus
  Fusus
  Fusus is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. The name Fusus is a temporary name and has become invalid as a taxonomical name...
  
  

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• Gabrielona
  Gabrielona
  Gabrielona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Phasianellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Gabrielona include:* Gabrielona sulcifera Robertson, 1973...
  
  
• Gadiculus
• Gadila
  Gadila (genus)
  Gadila is a genus tusk shells in the family Gadilidae, which contains six species.-Selected species:* Gadila fusiformis , the fusiform toothshell* Gadila gadus...
  
  
• Gadilina
• Gadomus
  Gadomus
  Gadomus is a genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae.- Species :* Filamentous rattail, Gadomus aoteanus McCann & McKnight, 1980* Doublethread grenadier, Gadomus arcuatus...
  
  
• Gadus
• Gafrarium
• Gaidropsarus
• Gaimardia
• Galathea
  Galathea
  Galathea is one of the largest genera of squat lobsters, containing 70 currently recognised species...
  
  
• Galaxea
• Galene
• Galeocerdo
• Galeodea
  Galeodea
  Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae. -Species:Species within the genus Galeodea include:* Galeodea alcocki * Galeodea bituminata Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae. -Species:Species within...
  
  
• Galeodina
• Galeolaria
  Galeolaria
  Galeolaria is a genus of tube-building annelid fanworms in the family Serpulidae. -Form:Galeolaria, is first observed by the limy tubes within which the worm lives...
  
  
• Galeoocorys
• Gammarus
  Gammarus
  Gammarus is an amphipod crustacean genus in the family Gammaridae. It contains more than 200 described species, making it one of the most speciose genera of crustaceans...
  
  
• Ganesa
  Ganesa (gastropod)
  Ganesa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ganesa include:* Ganesa bujnitzkii * Ganesa nitidiuscula Jeffreys, 1883...
  
  
• Gardineroseris
• Gargantua
• Gari
  Gari (genus)
  Gari is a genus of bivalve molluscs in the family Psammobiidae, known as sunset shells.-Species:The following species have been accepted by the database World Register of Marine Species * Gari bicarinata...
  
  
• Garnotia
  Garnotia
  Garnotia is a genus of grass in the Poaceae family.- External links :*...
  
  
• Gasterosteus
  Gasterosteus
  Sticklebacks is a genus of fishes in the family Gasterosteidae. Consists of six species:* Gasterosteus aculeatus Linnaeus, 1758 - Three-spined stickleback* Gasterosteus crenobiontus Băcescu & Mayer, 1956 - Techirghiol stickleback...
  
  
• Gastrana
• Gastrochaena
• Gaudryanella
• Gazza
• Gegania
• Gelagna
  Gelagna
  Gelagna is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Gelagna include:* Gelagna pallida...
  
  
• Geleorhinus
• Geloina
• Gemellipora
• Gemelliporidra
• Gemelliporina
• Gemma
  Veneridae
  The Veneridae or venerids, also known as the Venus clams, are a very large family of minute to large, saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs. There are over 500 living species of venerid bivalves, most of which are edible, and many of which are exploited as a food source.Many of the most...
  
  
• Gemmoliva
• Gemmula
  Gemmula
  Gemmula, common name the gem turrids, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.These snails are venomous with disulfide-rich polypeptides in their venom ducts....
  
  
• Gempylus
• Genaxinus
• Genkaimurex
  Genkaimurex
  Genkaimurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Genkaimurex include:* Genkaimurex fimbriatulus...
  
  
• Genota
• Genyonemus
• Genypterus
• Geodia
  Geodia
  Geodia is a genus of sea sponge belonging to the family Geodiidae. It is the type genus of its taxonomic family.This genus is characterized by a high density of siliceous spicules...
  
  
• Georgia
• Gephyroberyx
• Gephyrophora
• Gephyrotes
• Gerres
• Geryon
  Geryon
  In Greek mythology, Geryon , son of Chrysaor and Callirrhoe and grandson of Medusa, was a fearsome giant who dwelt on the island Erytheia of the mythic Hesperides in the far west of the Mediterranean. A more literal-minded later generation of Greeks associated the region with Tartessos in southern...
  
  
• Gibberula
  Gibberula
  Gibberula is a genus of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae, previously placed in the family Marginellidae, the margin shells or marginellids....
  
  
• Gibberulina
• Gibberulus
  Gibberulus
  Gibberulus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Species:Species within the genus Gibberulus include:* Gibberulus gibberulus * Gibberulus gibbosus...
  
  
• Gibbolucina
• Gibbomodiola
• Gibbula
  Gibbula
  Gibbula is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails. -Distribution:This species in this genus are distributed through all seas, except on the coast of the American continent.-Description:...
  
  
• Gigantopora
• Ginebis
• Ginglymostoma
• Giraffospyris
• Glabella
• Glabropilumus
• Glans
  Glans
  The glans is a vascular structure located at the tip of the penis in men or a homologous genital structure of the clitoris in women.-Structure:...
  
  
• Glaphyrina
  Glaphyrina
  Glaphyrina is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the whelks.-Species:Species in the genus Glaphyrina include:* Glaphyrina caudata * Glaphyrina plicata Powell, 1929)...
  
  
• Glaucosoma
  Glaucosoma
  The pearl perches are members of the perciform family Glaucosomatidae containing a single genus of four species:* Glaucosoma buergeri Richardson, 1845* Glaucosoma hebraicum Richardson, 1845...
  
  
• Globicephala
• Globisinum
  Globisinum
  Globisinum is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.-Species:Species within the genus Globisinum include:* Globisinum drewi * Globisinum venustum...
  
  
• Globivenus
• Globularia
  Globularia
  Globularia is a genus of about 22 species of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae, native to central and southern Europe, Macaronesia, northwest Africa and southwest Asia. They are dense low evergreen mat-forming herbs or subshrubs, with leathery oval leaves 1–10 cm long...
  
  
• Gloripallium
• Glossaulax
  Glossaulax
  Glossaulax is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.- Feeding habits :As is true of all naticid genera, species in this genus are carnivorous and predatory....
  
  
• Glossus
• Glottidia
• Glycera
• Glycobtrys
• Glycydonta
• Glycymerella
• Glycymeris
• Glycymerula
• Glyphostoma
  Glyphostoma
  Glyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Glyphostoma include:* Glyphostoma aguadillana...
  
  
• Glyphoturris
  Glyphoturris
  Glyphoturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Glyphoturris include:* Glyphoturris diminuta * Glyphoturris eritima...
  
  
• Glypotocidaris
• Glyptocephalus
  Glyptocephalus
  Glyptocephalus is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:The word Glytocephalus is derived from the Greek γλύφειν , meaning "to carve", and κεφαλος , meaning "head".-Species:...
  
  
• Glyptophidium
• Glyptozaria
  Glyptozaria
  Glyptozaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Glyptozaria include:* Glyptozaria columnaria Cotton & Woods, 1935* Glyptozaria opulenta...
  
  
• Gnathophis
  Gnathophis
  Gnathophis is a genus of marine congrid eels.-Species:* Genus Gnathophis** Gnathophis andriashevi Karmovskaya, 1990** Gnathophis asanoi Karmovskaya, 2004** Gnathophis bathytopos D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977...
  
  
• Gnidiella
• Gobius
  Gobius
  Gobius is a genus of fish in the Gobiidae family. It contains the typical gobies, being the type genus of its subfamily and family, and the namesake genus of its suborder .It contains the following species:...
  
  
• Gobraeus
• Goethemia
• Gomphina
• Gomphinella
• Goneplax
• Goniada
• Goniastrea
• Gonilia
• Gonimyrtea
• Goniocheila
• Goniocidaris
• Goniopora
  Goniopora
  Goniopora is a genus of colonial coral found in lagoons and turbid water conditions. Goniopora have numerous polyps that extend outward from the base. Each polyp is tipped with 24 stinging tentacles which surrounds a mouth.-Care:...
  
  
• Gonodactylus
• Gonostoma
• Goodallia
• Goreauiella
• Gorgospyris
• Gougerotia
• Gouldia
• Gourmya
  Gourmya
  Gourmya is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cerithiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Gourmya include:* Gourmya gourmyi * Gourmya argutum...
  
  
• Gracilechinus
• Gracilipurpura
• Gracilispira
• Grammatodonax
• Grammatorcynus
  Grammatorcynus
  Grammatorcynus is a fish genus in the family Scombridae.-See also:* List of prehistoric bony fish* List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record...
  
  
• Grandaxinea
• Grandiarca
• Granosolarium
• Granula
  Granula
  Granula was the first manufactured breakfast cereal invented by James Caleb Jackson in 1863. Granula was an early version of Grape-Nuts, consisting of heavy grains of bran-rich Graham flour. The grains had to be soaked overnight before use....
  
  
• Granulina
  Granulina
  Granulina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Cystiscidae.-Species:Species within the genus Granulina include:* Granulina africana Gofas,1992* Granulina aidae Espinosa & Ortea, 2006...
  
  
• Granulittorina
• Granulolabium
• Graphiocomassa
• Graphis
• Graptacme
• Graviscalpellum
• Gregariella
  Gregariella
  Gregariella is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.-Selected species:* Gregariella coralliophaga — artist's mussel...
  
  
• Gregorioiscala
• Gryphus
• Guildfordia
  Guildfordia
  Guildfordia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Guildfordia include:* Guildfordia aculeata Kosuge, 1979* Guildfordia radians Dekker, 2008...
  
  
• Guildingia
  Guildingia
  Guildingia is a genus of chitons in the family Mopaliidae.-References:* * Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
  
  
• Guitarra
• Gumina
• Guraleus
  Guraleus
  Guraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with valid names are included within the genus Guraleus : * Guraleus alucinans * Guraleus amplexus *...
  
  
• Gutturnium
• Guynia
• Gwynia
• Gymnocrinus
• Gymnosarda
• Gymnoscopelus
  Gymnoscopelus
  Gymnoscopelus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Gymnoscopelus bolini Andriashev, 1962* Gymnoscopelus braueri * Gymnoscopelus fraseri...
  
  
• Gymnura
• Gyrineum
• Gyroscala
• Gyrothyris

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• Hadriania
  Hadriania
  Hadriania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Hadriania include:* Hadriania craticulata Bucquoy & Dautzenberg, 1882...
  
  
• Halia
• Halicalyptra
• Halice
• Halina
• Haliomma
• Haliophis
• Haliotis
• Haliphoebus
• Haliphormis
• Halistylus
  Halistylus
  Halistylus is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Halistylus include:* Halistylus columna...
  
  
• Halla
• Haloginella
• Halomitra
• Halonympha
• Hamacantha
• Hamacuna
• Haminoea
  Haminoea
  Haminoea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails....
  
  
• Hanaiborchella
• Hanaiceratina
• Hanetia
• Hanleya
  Hanleya
  Hanleya is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc known from Oligocene and Miocene fossils; it is represented today by a number of species including H. sinica Xu 1990 , H. brachyplax and H. hanleyi Bean in Thorpe, 1844 , which feeds on sponges....
  
  
• Hapalorbis
• Haplocochlias
  Haplocochlias
  Haplocochlias is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Haplocochlias include:* Haplocochlias cubensis Espinosa, Ortea, Fernandez-Garcés & Moro, 2007...
  
  
• Haplocytheridea
• Haplopoma
• Harengula
  Harengula
  Harengula is a genus of herrings that occur mostly in the western Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, with one species in the eastern Pacific Ocean...
  
  
• Harfordia
  Harfordia
  Harfordia, also called Rabbit's Purse, is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species in Baja California.-External links:*...
  
  
• Harmeriella
• Harpa
  Harpa
  Harpa, common name the "harp snails", is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Harpidae.Harpa is the type genus of the family Harpidae.-Species:Species in the genus Harpa include:...
  
  
• Harpago
  Harpago
  Harpago is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Harpago is also a term used in insect morphology for the distal end of a genital clasper.-Species:...
  
  
• Harpella
  Harpella
  Harpella is a genus of moth of the family Oecophoridae.The genus consists of the following species:*Harpella aerisella*Harpella ambiquellus*Harpella forficella*Harpella majorella*Harpella proboscidella*Harpella semnodoxa...
  
  
• Harpula
• Hastula
  Hastula
  Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.-Distribution:Species in this genus can be found in the Indo-Pacific Region, Australia and Tasmania.-Habitat and feeding habits:...
  
  
• Hatasia
• Haumea
• Haurakia
• Haustator
• Haustellum
  Haustellum
  Haustellum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.Ponder & Vokes and Vokes included American and Indo-Pacific species in Haustellum, which differ from Murex by lacking labral spine...
  
  
• Hawaiarca
• Hebeseila
• Hebra
• Heida
• Heilprinia
• Heinia
• Helcion
  Helcion
  Helcion is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Helcion include:Subgenus Ansates : accepted as Ansates G.B...
  
  
• Heliacus
• Heliaster
• Heliocidaris
• Heliocladus
• Heliodiscus
• Heliofungia
• Heliophora
• Heliopora
• Helioseris
• Heliosoma
• Heliosphaera
• Helix
  Helix
  A helix is a type of smooth space curve, i.e. a curve in three-dimensional space. It has the property that the tangent line at any point makes a constant angle with a fixed line called the axis. Examples of helixes are coil springs and the handrails of spiral staircases. A "filled-in" helix – for...
  
  
• Helixotionella
• Helloceras
• Helotholus
• Hemerocoetes
  Hemerocoetes
  Hemerocoetes is a genus of duckbill fishes....
  
  
• Hemiacirsa
• Hemiaster
• Hemicerithium
• Hemiconus
• Hemicosciniopsis
• Hemicyclopora
• Hemicythere
• Hemicytherura
• Hemidonax
• Hemifusus
  Hemifusus
  Hemifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.- Description :The type description of genus Hemifusus by English malacologist William John Swainson reads as follows:...
  
  
• Hemikrithe
• Hemimactra
• Hemipecten
• Hemiplax
• Hemipristis
  Hemipristis
  Hemipristis is a genus of weasel shark, family Hemigaleidae. It contains one extant species, the snaggletooth shark , as well as several extinct species.Hemipristis has two distinct type of teeth in each section of its jaw...
  
  
• Hemirhamphus
• Hemiscyllium
• Hemiseptella
• Hemisquilla
• Hemithiris
• Hemithyrsites
• Hemitoma
• Henricia
  Henricia
  Henricia is a genus of slender-armed sea stars belonging to the family Echinasteridae.The sea stars from this genus are ciliary suspension-feeders, filtering phytoplankton.- Species :...
  
  
• Henryhowella
• Hepatella
  Hepatella
  Hepatella is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing the following species:*† Hepatella amazonica Beurlen, 1958 *Hepatella amica Smith, 1869*Hepatella peruviana Rathbun, 1933...
  
  
• Hepatus
  Hepatus
  Hepatus is a genus of crabs in the family Aethridae, containing seven exclusively fossil species, and the following extant species:* Hepatus chiliensis H...
  
  
• Heptranchias
• Herbstia
  Herbstia
  Herbstia is a genus of crabs, containing the following eleven species:*Herbstia camptacantha *Herbstia condyliata *Herbstia crassipes Herbstia is a genus of crabs, containing the following eleven species:*Herbstia camptacantha (Stimpson, 1871)*Herbstia condyliata (Fabricius, 1787)*Herbstia...
  
  
• Hercothyris
• Here
• Herentia
• Hermania
  Hermania
  The Hermania EP by Herman's Hermits was the band's first EP and was released in the United Kingdom by EMI/Columbia - Track listing :Side 1#Sea Cruise#Mother-In-LawSide 2#I Understand #Thinkin' Of You...
  
  
• Hermanites
• Herpetopoma
  Herpetopoma
  Herpetopoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs of the family Chilodontidae.-Species:Species within the genus Herpetoma include:* Herpetopoma alacerrimum Dell, 1956* Herpetopoma barbieri Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006...
  
  
• Herpolitha
• Hesperaster
• Hespererato
  Hespererato
  Hespererato is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.-Species:Species within the genus Hespererato include:* Hespererato maugeriae...
  
  
• Hesperibalans
• Heteractaea
  Heteractaea
  Heteractaea is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:* Heteractaea ceratopus * Heteractaea lunata * Heteractaea peterseni Garth, 1940...
  
  
• Heterobrissus
• Heterocentrotus
• Heterocithara
• Heteroclidus
• Heterocrypta
• Heterocyathus
• Heterocyprideis
• Heterocythereis
• Heterodonax
• Heterodontus
• Heteromacoma
• Heterometra
• Heteropora
• Heteropsammia
• Heterotrichina
• Hexacontium
• Hexacorbula
• Hexacromyum
• Hexactinella
• Hexaloncharium
• Hexalonche
• Hexanchus
  Hexanchus
  The sixgill sharks, Hexanchus, are a genus of deepwater sharks in the family Hexanchidae. These sharks are characterized by broad pointed heads, six pairs of gill slits, comb-like, yellow lower teeth, and a long tail. It can grow up to 5 m long and weigh over 600 kg...
  
  
• Hexaplex
  Hexaplex
  Hexaplex is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails. -Species:Species within the genus Hexaplex include : * Hexaplex angularis...
  
  
• Hexapus
• Hexaspyris
• Hexastylarium
• Hexastylus
• Hexelasma
• Hiantopora
• Hiatella
• Hiatula
• Hildebrandia
• Hiltermannicythere
• Himerometra
• Hincksina
• Hincksipora
• Hinia
• Hinnites
• Hippadenella
• Hippaliosina
• Hippasteria
• Hippocampus
  Hippocampus
  The hippocampus is a major component of the brains of humans and other vertebrates. It belongs to the limbic system and plays important roles in the consolidation of information from short-term memory to long-term memory and spatial navigation. Humans and other mammals have two hippocampi, one in...
  
  
• Hippodiplosia
• Hippoglossoides
  Hippoglossoides
  Hippoglossoides is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Species:* Flathead flounder, Hippoglossoides dubius .* Flathead sole, Hippoglossoides elassodon ....
  
  
• Hippomenella
• Hippomonavella
• Hipponix
  Hipponix
  Hipponix, common name hoof snails or hoof shells, is a genus of small limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae.-Species:Species within the genus Hipponix include** In the Western Atlantic Ocean:...
  
  
• Hippopleurifera
• Hippopodina
• Hippopodinella
• Hippoporella
• Hippoporidra
• Hippoporina
• Hippopotamus
  Hippopotamus
  The hippopotamus , or hippo, from the ancient Greek for "river horse" , is a large, mostly herbivorous mammal in sub-Saharan Africa, and one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae After the elephant and rhinoceros, the hippopotamus is the third largest land mammal and the heaviest...
  
  
• Hippopus
  Hippopus
  Hippopus is a genus of large tropical saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Tridacnidae, the giant clam family....
  
  
• Hippothoa
• Hiromurex
• Hirschmannia
• Hirsutocythere
• Hirtoscala
• Hispidopetra
• Histiastrum
• Histocidaris
• Holcotrochus
• Holocentrus
• Holoporella
• Holopus
• Homalina
• Homalopoma
  Homalopoma
  Homalopoma is a genus of mostly very small sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colloniidae. -Species:Species within the genus Homalopoma include:* Homalopoma albidum...
  
  
• Homarus
  Homarus
  Homarus is a genus of lobsters, which include the common and commercially significant species Homarus americanus and Homarus gammarus . The Cape lobster, which was formerly in this genus as H...
  
  
• Homo
  Homo
  Homo may refer to:*the Greek prefix ὅμο-, meaning "the same"*the Latin for man, human being*Homo, the taxonomical genus including modern humans...
  
  
• Homolodromia
• Homophyllia
• Hoplichthys
• Hoplobrotula
• Hoplocheilina
• Hoplostethus
• Hoplunnis
  Hoplunnis
  Hoplunnis is a genus of eels in the duckbill eel family Nettastomatidae. It currently contains the following species:* Hoplunnis diomediana Goode & Bean, 1896...
  
  
• Hormerella
• Hormomya
• Hornera
• Hulingsina
• Humilaria
• Hunkydora
• Hupea
• Huso
  Huso
  Huso is a genus of large sturgeons. It contains two species:*Huso dauricus *Huso huso...
  
  
• Huxleyia
• Hyala
• Hyalina
  Hyalina
  Hyalina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.-Species:according to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Hyalina :* Hyalina albocylindrus Lussi & Smith, 1999* Hyalina...
  
  
• Hyalocylis
• Hyalonemia
• Hyalopecten
  Hyalopecten
  Hyalopecten is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks.The placement of the genus Hyalopecten is currently uncertain. Habe included Hyalopecten within the subfamily Camptonectinae. However, Hyalopecten lacks antimarginal microsculpture, which is a key characteristic of Camptonectinae...
  
  
• Hyalorisia
  Hyalorisia
  Hyalorisia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails....
  
  
• Hyaloscala
• Hyas
  Hyas
  Hyas, in Greek mythology, was a son of the Titan Atlas by Aethra . He was a notable archer who was killed by his intended prey. Some stories have him dying after attempting to rob a lion of its cubs. Some have him killed by a serpent, but most commonly he is said to have been gored by a wild boar...
  
  
• Hyastenus
• Hybochelus
  Hybochelus
  Hybochelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae .-Species:Species within the genus Hybochelus include:* Hybochelus leucogranulatus Fu & Sun, 2006...
  
  
• Hybolophus
• Hydnophora
• Hydractinia
• Hydrallmania
• Hydrodamalis
• 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...
  
  
• Hygophum
• Hymenactura
• Hymeniastrum
• Hymenocephalus
  Hymenocephalus
  Hymenocephalus is a genus of rattails currently with 24 described species.- Species :* Hymenocephalus adelscotti* Hymenocephalus antraeus* Hymenocephalus aterrimus* Hymenocephalus barbatulus* Hymenocephalus billsam...
  
  
• Hyotissa
  Hyotissa
  Hyotissa is a genus of large saltwater oysters, marine bivalve mollusks. Species in this genus are known as honeycomb oysters or "foam oysters" because under magnification, their shell structure is foam-like.-Species:...
  
  
• Hypacanthus
• Hypanis
• Hyperoglyphe
• Hyperoplus
• Hyperprosopon
• Hypocassis
• Hypomesus
  Hypomesus
  Hypomesus is a genus of smelts , consisting of five species found in the northern hemisphere.The pond smelt H. olidus is widespread across norheastern Asia, Alaska, and northwestern Canada, while the Delta smelt H. transpacificus is an endangered species of the Sacramento Delta in California. H...
  
  
• Hyporhamphus
  Hyporhamphus
  Hyporhamphus is a genus of fish.-Species:* Hyporhamphus yuri* Hyporhamphus xanthopterus* Hyporhamphus unifasciatus* Hyporhamphus unicuspis* Hyporhamphus taiwanensis* Hyporhamphus snyderi* Hyporhamphus sindensis...
  
  
• Hyporosopora
• Hypotrichina
• Hypterita
• Hysteroconcha

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• Iacra
• Icelinus
• Ichthyococcus
  Ichthyococcus
  Ichthyococcus are a genus of lightfishes.-Included species:The genus Ichthyococcus include the following species:* Ichthyococcus australis* Slim lightfish, Ichthyococcus elongatus* Ichthyococcus intermedius...
  
  
• Idasola
• Idiotrochus
• Idmidronea
• Idmonea
• Idmoneoides
• Ilanga
• Ilba
• Ilia
• Iliochione
• Ilisha
  Ilisha (genus)
  Ilisha is a genus of ray-finned fishes in the Pristigasteridae family. The genus contains 16 species.-Species:* Ilisha africana * Ilisha amazonica...
  
  
• Illyanassa
• Imbricaria
  Imbricaria
  Imbricaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mitridae, the miters or miter snails. -Species:Species within the genus Imbricaria include:* Imbricaria bicolor...
  
  
• Immergentia
• Inachus
  Inachus
  In Greek mythology, Inachus was a king of Argos after whom a river was called Inachus River, the modern Panitsa that drains the western margin of the Argive plain...
  
  
• Indocerithium
• Infundibulipora
• Infundibulops
  Infundibulops
  Infundibulops is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Infundibulops include:* Infundibulops cariniferus...
  
  
• Inglisella
  Inglisella
  Inglisella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Inglisella include:* Inglisella etheridgei Species brought into synonymy :...
  
  
• Inquisitor
  Inquisitor
  An inquisitor was an official in an Inquisition, an organisation or program intended to eliminate heresy and other things frowned on by the Roman Catholic Church...
  
  
• Inversiula
• Iolaea
  Iolaea
  Iolaea is a genus of small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks in the in the tribe Chrysallidini withon the family Pyramidellidae....
  
  
• Iophon
  Iophon
  Iophon was an Greek tragic poet and son of Sophocles.Iophon gained the second prize in tragic competition in 428 BC, Euripides being first, and Ion third...
  
  
• Iothia
  Iothia
  Iothia is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.-Species:Species within the genus Iothia include:* Iothia coppingeri * Iothia fulva...
  
  
• Iphiana
• Iphiculus
• Iphigenia
• Iravadia
• Iredalina
• Iredalula
  Iredalula
  Iredalula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinulidae.-Species:Species within the genus Iredalula include:* Iredalula groschi Fraussen & Monsecour, 2007...
  
  
• Irus
  Irus (genus)
  Irus is a genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the venus clams.-Species in the genus Irus:* Irus carditoides* Irus crebrelamellatus* Irus crenata* Irus crenatus* Irus cumingii...
  
  
• Irusella
• Isacia
• Isanda
  Isanda
  Isanda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Isanda include:* Isanda hemprichi * Isanda holdsworthiana H. Nevill & G. Nevill, 1871...
  
  
• Ischadium
  Ischadium
  Ischadium is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.-Selected species:* Ischadium recurvum — hooked mussel...
  
  
• Ischnochiton
  Ischnochiton
  Ischnochiton is a genus of polyplacophoran mollusc.-Species:* Ischnochiton abyssicola * Ischnochiton alascensis Thiele, 1910* Ischnochiton albus * Ischnochiton circumvallatus...
  
  
• Iselica
• Ishnula
• Isïphyllastrea
• Isis
  Isis
  Isis or in original more likely Aset is a goddess in Ancient Egyptian religious beliefs, whose worship spread throughout the Greco-Roman world. She was worshipped as the ideal mother and wife as well as the matron of nature and magic...
  
  
• Isistius
  Isistius
  Isistius is a genus of dogfish sharks in the family Dalatiidae. They are commonly known as cookiecutter sharks. Members of the genus are known for their unusual behaviour and dentition.-Species:...
  
  
• Isocrassina
• Isocrinus
• Isognomon
  Isognomon
  Isognomon is a genus of marine bivalve mollusks which are related to the pearl oysters.Some of the species in the genus are known as tree oysters because they are edible, and grow on mangrove roots.-Species:...
  
  
• Isogomphodon
• Isophyllia
• Isopsetta
  Isopsetta
  Isopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It consists of only one species, the butter sole....
  
  
• Isselia
• Istiophorus
• Isurus
  Isurus
  Isurus is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, commonly known as the mako sharks. There are two living species, the common shortfin mako shark and the rare longfin mako shark , and several extinct species known from fossils. They range in length from 9 to 15 feet, and have an...
  
  
• Ithycythara
  Ithycythara
  Ithycythara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ithycythara include:* Ithycythara acutangulus Ithycythara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus...
  
  
• Itia
• Ivara
  Ivara
  Ivara is a small genus of sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the tribe Chrysallidini, of the family Odostomiidae. The Brazilian species have been revised by Pimenta et al....
  
  
• Ividella
  Ividella
  Ividella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Ividella include:* Ividella navisa -External links:* *...
  
  
• Ixa
• Ixoides

J

• Jacksonaster
• Jaculina
• Janacus
• Janita
  Janita
  Janita Maria Ervi , better known by her stage name Janita, is a Finnish soul, alternative rock, and R&B singer–songwriter. Born in Helsinki, she started her career in Finland and later moved to Brooklyn at the age of 17...
  
  
• Janthina
  Janthina
  Janthina is a genus of small to medium-sized pelagic or planktonic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Janthinidae, commonly known as the "purple snails" or the "violet shells". -Description:...
  
  
• Japanithyris
• Japelion
• Japonoconger
  Japonoconger
  Japonoconger is a genus of eels in the family Congridae. It currently contains the following species:* Japonoconger africanus * Japonoconger caribbeus D. G. Smith & Kanazawa, 1977...
  
  
• Jasus
  Jasus
  Jasus is a genus of spiny lobsters which live in the oceans of the Southern Hemisphere. They have two distinct "horns" projecting from the front of the carapace, but lack the stridulating organs present in almost all other genera of spiny lobsters...
  
  
• Jaton
  Jaton
  Jaton is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Jaton include:* Jaton angolensis Ryan* Jaton decussatus...
  
  
• Javanella
• Jaxea
• Jeffreysina
• Jenneria
• Jesonia
• Jolonica
• Jonesia
• Josepha
• Josephella
• Jouannetia
• Jugosocythereis
• Jujubinus
  Jujubinus
  Jujubinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Jujubinus include:* Jujubinus augustoi Rolan & Gori, 2009* Jujubinus baudoni...
  
  
• Julia
• Juliacorbula
• Jumala
  Jumala
  or or means "god" in Finnic languages and Volga-Finnic languages, both the Christian God and any other deity of any religion. The word is thought to have been the name of a sky god of the ancient Finnic-speaking peoples...
  
  
• Jupiteria

K

• Kalayoldia
• Kangarina
• Katelysia
• Katharina
  Katharina
  Katharina is a feminine given name. It is a German form of Katherine. It may refer to:In television and film:*Katharina Bellowitsch, Austrian radio and TV presenter*Katharina Thalbach, German actress and film director...
  
  
• Katherinella
• Keenaea
• Keenocardium
• Kelletia
• Kellia
  Kellia
  Kellia, known as "the Cells", and referred to as "the innermost desert", was a 4th century Egyptian Christian monastic community located about 12 miles south of the Nitrian Desert.-Overview:Founded in 338 C.E...
  
  
• Kelliella
• Kenella
• Kereia
• Kermadysmea
• Kidderia
• Kikaiarca
• Kionotrochus
• Kleinacteon
• Knefastia
  Knefastia
  Knefastia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Knefastia include:* Knefastia altenai Macsotay & Campos Villarroel, 2001* Knefastia dalli Bartsch, 1944...
  
  
• Kobayashiina
• Kogia
• Korovinia
• Kraussina
• Krebsia
• Krithe
• Kryptophaneron
• Kuhlia
• Kuroshioturris
  Kuroshioturris
  Kuroshioturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Kuroshioturris include:* Kuroshioturris albogemmata Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971...
  
  
• Kurtziella
  Kurtziella
  Kurtziella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Kurtziella include:* Kurtziella acanthodes * Kurtziella accinctus...
  
  
• Kyphosida

L

• Labioporella
• Labiostrombus
  Labiostrombus
  Labiostrombus is a monospecific genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Species:Species within the genus Labiostrombus include:...
  
  
• Labis
  Labis
  Labis is the second largest town in the district of Segamat, Johor, Malaysia, with a population of about 20,000 people. It has a large Chinese community. Labis is an agricultural town whose main export is rubber...
  
  
• Labrisomus
  Labrisomus
  Labrisomus is a genus of blennies in the labrisomidae family, known largely from the western Atlantic and southeastern Pacific Ocean.-Species:* Whitecheek blenny, Labrisomus albigenys Beebe & Tee-Van, 1928...
  
  
• Labrodon
• Labrus
  Labrus
  Labrus is a genus of wrasses of the Labridae family, currently with four recognised species*Ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 *Brown wrasse, Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 *Cuckoo wrasse, Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758...
  
  
• Lacazella
• Lacerna
• Laciolina
• Lacrimula
• Lactarius
• Laculina
• Lacuna
• Laemonema
• Laetifautor
  Laetifautor
  Laetifautor is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliostomatidae.-Species:Species within the genus Laetifautor include:* Laetifautor deceptum * Laetifautor elegans Habe, 1960...
  
  
• Laevicardium
  Laevicardium
  Laevicardium is a genus of molluscs in the family Cardiidae.-Species:* Laevicardium laevigatum — egg cockle* Laevicardium mortoni — Morton's egg cockle...
  
  
• Laevichlamys
• Laevicirce
• Laevicordia
• Laevidentalium
• Laevistrombus
  Laevistrombus
  Laevistrombus is a monospecific genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Species:Species within the genus Laevistrombus include:* Laevistrombus canarium -External links:*...
  
  
• Laganum
• Lagarozoum
• Lagenipora
• Laiocochlis
• Lajonkairia
• Lambis
  Lambis
  Lambis is a genus of large sea snails sometimes known as spider conchs, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conch family...
  
  
• Lamellaria
  Lamellaria
  Lamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lamellaria include:* Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1883...
  
  
• Lamelliconcha
• Lamellinucula
• Laminopora
• Lamna
  Lamna
  Lamna is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, containing two extant species: the porbeagle of the North Atlantic and Southern Hemisphere, and the salmon shark Lamna is a genus of mackerel sharks in the family Lamnidae, containing two extant species: the porbeagle (L. nasus) of the...
  
  
• Lampadena
• Lampanella
  Lampanella
  Lampanella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Batillariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lampanella include:* Lampanella minima Synonyms:...
  
  
• Lampanyctodes
• Lampanyctus
  Lampanyctus
  Lampanyctus is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Spinytail lampfish, Lampanyctus acanthurus Wisner, 1974* Lampanyctus alatus Goode & Bean, 1896* Southern lanternfish, Lampanyctus australis Tåning, 1932...
  
  
• Lampasopsis
• Lampichthyes
• Lampris
• Lamprocyclas
• Lamprocyrtis
• Lamprodoma
• Lampusia
• Lanceopora
• Laqueus
• Larcidium
• Larcopyle
• Larcospira
• Larimus
• Larkinia
• Larnacalpis
• Larnacantha
• Lasaea
  Lasaea
  Lasaea was a city in the island of Crete mentioned in the Bible at . Its ruins are still found near Cape Leonda, about 5 miles east of “Fair Havens” where Paul landed, and south of Heraklion....
  
  
• Laternula
• Lathyrulus
• Latiaxis
  Latiaxis
  Latiaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells. -Species:Species within the genus Latiaxis include:* Latiaxis bernardi K...
  
  
• Latifusus
• Latirolagena
  Latirolagena
  Latirolagena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Latirolagena include:...
  
  
• Latirus
  Latirus
  Latirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Latirus include:* Latirus abnormis G.B...
  
  
• Latisipho
  Latisipho
  Latisipho is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Latisipho include: * Latisipho acosmius * Latisipho aphelus...
  
  
• Latona
• Latrunculia
• Lautoconus
• Lazariella
• Ledella
• Lefroyella
• Leiodermatium
• Leiognathus
• Leiolambrus
• Leionucula
• Leiopathes
• Leiopyrga
• Leiosella
• Leiosolenus
• Leiostraca
• Lekythopora
• Lembulus
• Lemintina
• Lenitrophon
• Lentidium
• Lentigo
  Lentigo
  A lentigo is a small pigmented spot on the skin with a clearly-defined edge, surrounded by normal-appearing skin. It is a harmless hyperplasia of melanocytes which is linear in its spread. This means the hyperplasia of melanocytes is restricted to the cell layer directly above the basement...
  
  
• Leochlamys
• Leodia
• Leopecten
• Lepas
  Lepas
  Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae.-Species:Species in the genus include:* Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758* Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767* Lepas australis Darwin, 1851* Lepas hilli Leach, 1818...
  
  
• Lepeta
  Lepeta
  Lepeta is a genus of sea snails, the true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lepeta include:* Lepeta antarctica Smith, 1907* Lepeta caeca...
  
  
• Lepetella
  Lepetella
  Lepetella is a genus of very small deep-sea sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lepetellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lepetella include:* Lepetella barrajoni Dantart & Luque, 1994...
  
  
• Lepidion
• Lepidocardia
• Lepidochitona
  Lepidochitona
  Lepidochitona is a genus of chiton; L. raymondi is the only hermaphroditic polyplacophoran....
  
  
• Lepidocottus
• Lepidopleurus
  Lepidopleurus
  Lepidopleurus is a genus of chitons in the family Leptochitonidae.- Species:* Lepidopleurus cajetanus * Lepidopleurus fairchildi Iredale & Hull, 1929* Lepidopleurus finlayi...
  
  
• Lepidopus
• Lepidorhombus
• Lepidotrigla
  Lepidotrigla
  Lepidotrigla is a fish genus in the family Triglidae.-Species:* Lepidotrigla abyssalis Jordan & Starks, 1904.* Lepidotrigla alata Houttuyn, 1782.* Lepidotrigla alcocki Regan, 1908.* Lepidotrigla annamarae del Cerro & Lloris, 1997....
  
  
• Lepidozona
• Lepisosteus
  Lepisosteus
  Lepisosteus is a genus of gars in the family Lepisosteidae.There are four species:* Lepisosteus oculatus Winchell, 1864 * Lepisosteus osseus...
  
  
• Lepophidium
• Leporemax
• Leporicypraea
  Leporicypraea
  Leporicypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Species within this genus are commonly found in the Indo-Pacific region.-Species:Species of Leporicypraea include:...
  
  
• Leporimetis
• Lepralia
• Lepsiella
• Lepsithais
• Leptadrillia
  Leptadrillia
  Leptadrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae. -Species:Species within the genus Leptadrillia include:* Leptadrillia cinereopellis Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971* Leptadrillia cookei Leptadrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the...
  
  
• Leptastrea
• Leptaxinus
• Leptegauana
• Leptochiton
  Leptochiton
  Leptochiton is an extinct of polyplacophoran mollusc. Leptochiton became extinct during the Pliocene period....
  
  
• Leptoconus
• Leptocottus
• Leptocythere
• Leptomithrax
• Leptomya
• Lepton
  Lepton
  A lepton is an elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. The best known of all leptons is the electron which governs nearly all of chemistry as it is found in atoms and is directly tied to all chemical properties. Two main classes of leptons exist: charged leptons , and neutral...
  
  
• Leptopecten
• Leptoria
• Leptoscopus
• Leptoseris
• Leptothyra
  Leptothyra
  Leptothyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Leptothyra include:* Leptothyra benthicola * Leptothyra candida Pease, 1861...
  
  
• Leptothyropsis
• Lestidiops
  Lestidiops
  Lestidiops is a genus of prehistoric fish.-References:*...
  
  
• Lethops
• Leuconia
  Leuconia
  is a genus of calcareous sponges belonging to the family Grantiidae....
  
  
• Leucorhynchia
  Leucorhynchia
  Leucorhynchia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Leucorhynchia include:* Leucorhynchia lirata...
  
  
• Leucosia
• Leucosilia
• Leucosyrinx
  Leucosyrinx
  Leucosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids. -Species:Species within the genus Leucosyrinx include :* Leucosyrinx angusteplicata...
  
  
• Leucozonia
  Leucozonia
  Leucozonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Leucozonia include: * Leucozonia cerata...
  
  
• Leufroyia
• Leuresthes
• Levenia
• Libinia
  Libinia
  Libinia is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant species:*Libinia bellicosa Oliviera, 1944*Libinia cavirostris Chace, 1942*Libinia dubia H. Milne-Edwards, 1834*Libinia erinacea Libinia is a genus of crabs in the family Epialtidae, containing twelve extant...
  
  
• Lichenopora
• Lienardia
• Ligatella
• Lilax
• Liloa
  Haminoeidae
  Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Haminoeoidea....
  
  
• Lima
  Lima
  Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
  
  
• Limacina
  Limacina
  Limacina is a genus of swimming predatory sea snails commonly known as sea butterflies in the family Limacinidae. This genus contains some of the world's most abundant gastropod species....
  
  
• Limanda
  Limanda
  Limanda is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Species:* Yellowfin sole, Limanda aspera .* Yellowtail flounder, Limanda ferruginea .* Common dab, Limanda limanda...
  
  
• Limaria
  Limaria
  Limaria, the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.-Description:The shells are thin, inequilateral, moderately inflated, gaping both anteriorly and posteriorly...
  
  
• Limatuella
• Limatula
  Limatula
  Limatula, the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the family Limidae.-Species:* Limatula attenuata Dall, 1916 - attenuate fileclam* Limatula aupouria Powell, 1937* Limatula confusa Limatula, the file shells or file clams, is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs in the...
  
  
• Limea
• Limneria
  Limneria
  Limneria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Velutinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Limneria include:* Limneria insculpta Odhner, 1913* Limneria prolongata...
  
  
• Limopsis
• Limulatys
• Limulus
• Linatella
  Linatella
  Linatella is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the...
  
  
• Linckia
  Linckia
  Linckia is a genus of sea star. They are found mainly in the Indo-Pacific region.They are known to be creatures with remarkable regenerative abilities, capable of defensive autotomy against predators...
  
  
• Lindisfarnia
• Linemera
• Linga
• Lingula
  Lingula (genus)
  Lingula is a genus of brachiopods within the class Lingulata. Lingula is known since the Tertiary.-Species:The following species are recognised:*Lingula adamsi Dall, 1873*Lingula anatina Lamarck, 1801*Lingula dregeri Andreae, 1893...
  
  
• Liniaxis
  Liniaxis
  Liniaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails, within the family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Liniaxis include:...
  
  
• Linopyrga
  Linopyrga
  Linopyrga is a small genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks or micromollusks. This genus is currently placed in the subfamily Chrysallidinae of the family Odostomiidae.-Shell description:...
  
  
• Linucula
• Linuparus
  Linuparus
  Linuparus is a genus of spiny lobsters in the family Palinuridae. It contains four extant species, and 32 fossil species, ranging from the Early Cretaceous to the Oligocene...
  
  
• Lioberus
  Lioberus
  Lioberus is a genus of mussels in the family Mytilidae.-Selected species:* Lioberus castaneus — Say's chestnut mussel...
  
  
• Liocerithium
• Lioconcha
  Lioconcha
  Lioconcha is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae.-Species:* Lioconcha annettae Lamprell & Whitehead, 1990* Lioconcha arabaya Van der Meij, Moolenbeek & Dekker, 2011* Lioconcha berthaulti Lamprell & Healy, 2002...
  
  
• Liocyma
  Liocyma
  Liocyma is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae....
  
  
• Lioglyphostoma
  Lioglyphostoma
  Lioglyphostoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lioglyphostoma include:* Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum...
  
  
• Liomesus
  Liomesus
  Liomesus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Liomesus include:* Liomesus ovum * Liomesus stimpsoni Dall, 1889...
  
  
• Liosphaera
• Liotella
  Liotella
  Liotella is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Liotella include:* Liotella annulata* Liotella aupouria Powell, 1937* Liotella compacta...
  
  
• Liothyrella
• Liotia
  Liotia
  Liotia is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.Liotia is the type genus of the family Liotiidae....
  
  
• Liotina
  Liotina
  Liotina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Liotina include:* Liotina crenata * Liotina montamarina Okutani, 2001...
  
  
• Lippistes
• Lirachiton
  Lirachiton
  Lirachiton is an extinct of polyplacophoran mollusc. Lirachiton became extinct in the Pliocene period....
  
  
• Liracraea
• Lirastrombina
• Liratilia
• Liriospyris
• Liripora
• Lirobittium
• Lirocingula
• Lironoba
  Lironoba
  Lironoba is a monospecific genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae....
  
  
• Lirophora
• Lirularia
  Lirularia
  Lirularia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Lirularia include:* Lirularia acuticostata...
  
  
• Lischkeia
  Lischkeia
  Lischkeia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calliotropidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lischkeia include:* Lischkeia alwinae * Lischkeia imperialis...
  
  
• Lissarca
• Lissopecten
• Lissospira
  Lissospira
  Lissospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lissospira include:* Lissospira abyssicola Bush, 1897* Lissospira bujnitzkii...
  
  
• Lissotesta
  Lissotesta
  Lissotesta is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lissotesta include:* Lissotesta ambigua Dell, 1956* Lissotesta aupouria Powell, 1937...
  
  
• Lissotestella
  Lissotestella
  Lissotestella is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lissotestella include:* Lissotestella caelata...
  
  
• Lithapium
• Lithatractus
• Lithelius
• Lithobotrys
• Lithocampe
• Lithocarpium
• Lithochytris
• Lithoconus
• Lithocyclia
• Lithognathus
  Lithognathus
  Lithognathus is a genus of fish in the Sparidae family.It contains the following species:* white steenbras...
  
  
• Lithomelissa
• Lithomespilus
• Lithomitra
• Lithopera
• Lithophaga
  Lithophaga
  Lithophaga, the date mussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.The shells of species in this genus are long and narrow with parallel sides. The animals bore into stone or coral rock with the help of pallial gland secretions, hence the systematic name...
  
  
• Lithophyllon
• Lithopoma
  Lithopoma
  Lithopoma is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. -Species:Species within this genus were previously placed in the genus Astraea...
  
  
• Lithornithium
• Lithostrobus
• Litigiella
• Litiopa
  Litiopa
  Litiopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae....
  
  
• Littoraria
  Littoraria
  Littoraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. There are more than fifty species in this genus of which more than 20 species arebelieved to besynonyms of Littorina scabra, a very variable species...
  
  
• Littorina
  Littorina
  Littorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. These small snails live in the tidal zone of rocky shores.-Overview:...
  
  
• Littorinopsis
• Littorniscala
• Livonia
  Livonia
  Livonia is a historic region along the eastern shores of the Baltic Sea. It was once the land of the Finnic Livonians inhabiting the principal ancient Livonian County Metsepole with its center at Turaida...
  
  
• Liza
  Liza (genus)
  Liza is the largest genus of the 17 in the family Mugilidae. The genus Liza contains 24 species.Note: The mullet species with common name Liza is in factMugil liza, thus in the genus Mugil.-Taxonomy:...
  
  
• Lobantale
• Lobianchia
• Lobophyllia
• Loculicytheretta
• Lodderena
  Lodderena
  Lodderena is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lodderena include:* Lodderena catenoides* Lodderena formosa Powell, 1930...
  
  
• Lodderia
  Lodderia
  Lodderia is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Liotiidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lodderia include:* Lodderia eumorpha cookiana...
  
  
• Loligo
  Loligo
  Loligo is a genus of squids and one of the most representative and widely distributed groups of myopsid squids.The genus was first described by Jean Baptiste Lamarck in 1798. However, the name had been used earlier than Lamarck and might even have been used by Pliny...
  
  
• Lonchistium
• Longchaeus
  Longchaeus
  Longchaeus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Longchaeus include:* Longchaeus candidus...
  
  
• Longicerithium
• Longimactra
  Longimactra
  Longimactra is a genus of large marine bivalve molluscs or clams, in the family Mactridae.-Species in the genus Longimactra:* Longimactra elongata -References:...
  
  
• Lopha
• Lophaster
• Lophelia
• Lophioturris
  Lophioturris
  Lophioturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lophioturris include:* Lophioturris indica * Lophioturris indica...
  
  
• Lophius
  Lophius
  Members of the genus Lophius, also sometimes called monkfish, goosefish, fishing-frogs, frog-fish, and sea-devils, are well known off the coasts of Europe generally, the grotesque shape of its body and its singular habits having attracted the attention of naturalists of all ages...
  
  
• Lophocardium
• Lophocochlias
• Lophoconus
• Lophocorys
• Lophocyrtis
• Lophogaster
• Lophopanopeus
• Lophophaena
• Lophophyllia
• Lophosmilia
• Lophospyris
• Lorica
  Lorica (genus)
  Lorica is a genus of chitons in the family Schizochitonidae.- Extinct representatives :Extinct representatives of the genus are known from the Cretaceous of America and the Eocene & Miocene of Oceania....
  
  
• Loricella
  Loricella
  Loricella is a genus of fungi in the Helotiales order. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown , and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family.-External links:*...
  
  
• Loripes
• Loripinus
• Lota (genus)
• Lottia
  Lottia
  Lottia is a genus of sea snails, specifically true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Lottiidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Species:...
  
  
• Lovenia
• Loxoconcha
• Loxoconchella
• Loxocorniculum
• Loxocythere
• Loxoglypta
• Loxorhynchus
  Loxorhynchus
  Loxorhynchus is a genus of crabs of the eastern Pacific Ocean in the family Epialtidae.-Species:* Loxorhynchus crispatus Stimpson, 1857 — masking crab or moss crab* Loxorhynchus grandis Stimpson, 1857 — sheep crab...
  
  
• Lucapina
  Lucapina
  Lucapina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Lucapina include:* Lucapina adspersa * Lucapina aegis...
  
  
• Lucapinella
  Lucapinella
  Lucapinella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Lucapinella include:* Lucapinella limatula...
  
  
• Lucerapex
  Lucerapex
  Lucerapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Lucerapex include:* Lucerapex adenica Powell, 1964* Lucerapex angustatus...
  
  
• Lucidestea
  Lucidestea
  Lucidestea is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Lucidestea include:* Lucidestea vitrea Laseron, 1956-References:...
  
  
• Lucina
• Lucinella
• Lucinisca
• Lucinoma
• Luidia
  Luidia
  Luidia is a genus of starfish in the family Luidiidae in which it is the only genus. Members of the family have a cosmopolitan distribution.-Characteristics:...
  
  
• Lumbriconereis
• Lunarca
• Lunatia
• Lunatica
  Lunatica
  Lunatica is a symphonic metal band from band that was formed in Suhr, Switzerland. Lunatica was formed in the winter of 1998. The band consists of Andrea Dätwyler , Sandro D’Incau , Emilio Barrantes , Alex Seiberl , and Ronny Wolf...
  
  
• Lundomys
• Lunella
  Lunella
  Lunella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Lunella include:subgenus Ninella* Lunella torquata subgenus Subninella...
  
  
• Lunularia
  Lunularia
  Lunularia cruciata or crescent-cup liverwort is a liverwort of order Marchantiales, and the only species in the genus Lunularia and family Lunulariaceae. The name refers to the moon-shaped cups, from Latin luna, moon. It occurs commonly in western Europe, where it is native the region around the...
  
  
• Lunulicardia
• Luria
  Luria
  Luria is a surname, a variant of Lurie. It may refer to:* Alexander Luria, Russian neuropsychologist* Isaac Luria, a Jewish mystic in Safed* Roger de Luria, Italian Admiral* Salvador Luria, Italian microbiologist* Solomon Luria, an Ashkenazic rabbi...
  
  
• Lutraria
  Lutraria
  Lutraria is a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks or clams, commonly known as otter shells. They live buried in sand to a depth of about , usually below low water mark, with their siphons extended to the sea bed...
  
  
• Luvarus
• Luvula
• Lychnocanium
• Lychnodictyum
• Lycodopsis
• Lyconectes
• Lydiphnis
• Lyidium
• Lyncina
  Lyncina
  Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Lyncina include: * Lyncina argus Lyncina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus...
  
  
• Lyonsia
• Lyopsetta
  Lyopsetta
  Lyopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It consists of only one species, the slender sole.-Species:* Slender sole, Lyopsetta exilis ....
  
  
• Lyratellina
• Lyreidus
• Lyria
• Lyrocardium
• Lyrodobankia
• Lyromangelia
• Lysiosquilla
  Lysiosquilla
  Lysiosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp of the family Lysiosquillidae, containing the following species:*Lysiosquilla acanthocarpus*Lysiosquilla campechiensis Manning, 1962*Lysiosquilla capensis Hansen, 1895...
  
  
• Lytechinus

M

• Mabellarca
• Macaca
• Macalia
• Macandrevia
• Macandrewia
• Maccullochella
  Maccullochella
  Maccullochella is a genus of large Australian predatory freshwater fish within the Percichthyidae family. The Maccullochella genus was named after an early Australian fish researcher with the surname McCulloch....
  
  
• Machaerodonax
• Macoma
  Macoma
  Macoma is a large genus of saltwater clams, marine bivalve mollusks in the family Tellinidae, the tellins.- Species :According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species are included as accepted names within the genus Macoma * Macoma balthica * Macoma biota Arruda & Domaneschi,...
  
  
• Macomona
  Macomona
  Macomona is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Tellinidae.- Species :* Macomona australis * Macomona deltoidalis * Macomona imbellis * Macomona liliana...
  
  
• Macoploma
• Macridiscus
• Macrocallista
  Macrocallista
  Macrocallista is a genus of molluscs in the family Veneridae.-Species:* Macrocallista maculata — calico clam* Macrocallista nimbosa — sunray venus clam...
  
  
• Macrocheira
• Macrocypraea
  Macrocypraea
  Macrocypraea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Macrocypraea include:* Macrocypraea cervinetta * Macrocypraea cervus...
  
  
• Macrocyprina
• Macrocypris
• Macromphalus
• Macron
  Macron
  A macron, from the Greek , meaning "long", is a diacritic placed above a vowel . It was originally used to mark a long or heavy syllable in Greco-Roman metrics, but now marks a long vowel...
  
  
• Macroniscus
• Macrophthalmus
  Macrophthalmus
  Macrophthalmus is a genus of crabs which are widespread across the Indo-Pacific. It contains the following species :Subgenus Chaenostoma Stimpson, 1858*Macrophthalmus boscii Audouin, 1826...
  
  
• Macropipus
• Macropneustes
• Macropora
• Macrosinus
• Macrozafra
• Macruronus
• Mactra
  Mactra
  Mactra is a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve mollusks or clams, commonly known as trough shells or duck clams. Mactra is the type genus within the family Mactridae....
  
  
• Mactrellona
• Mactrinula
• Mactromeris
• Madiella
• Madracis
• Madrepora
• Maeandropolydora
• Magadina
• Magadinella
• Magasella
• Magellania
• Magilus
  Magilus
  Magilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.This genus was brought by Michel into the separate family Magilidae together with Latiaxis-Species:...
  
  
• Maja
  Maja (genus)
  Maja is a genus of majid crabs, comprising the following extant species:*Maja africana Griffin & Tranter, 1996*Maja bisarmata Rathbun, 1916*Maja capensis Ortmann, 1894*Maja compressipes...
  
  
• Makaira
  Makaira
  Makaira is a genus of marlins and spearfishes. It includes the black, Atlantic blue, and Indo-Pacific blue marlins.- Sustainable consumption :...
  
  
• Makiyamaia
  Makiyamaia
  Makiyamaia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. -Species:Species within the genus Makiyamaia include:* Makiyamaia coreanica * Makiyamaia cornulabrum Kuroda, 1961...
  
  
• Malacocottus
• Malea
  Malea (gastropod)
  Malea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.-Species:Species within the genus Malea include:* Malea pomum * Malea ringens...
  
  
• Malletia
• Mallotus
  Capelin
  The capelin or caplin, Mallotus villosus, is a small forage fish of the smelt family found in the Atlantic and Arctic oceans. In summer, it grazes on dense swarms of plankton at the edge of the ice shelf. Larger capelin also eat a great deal of krill and other crustaceans...
  
  
• Malluvium
• Malvufundus
• Malzella
• Mamillopora
• Mammilla
• Manatus
• Manawatawhia
• Mancikellia
• Mangelia
  Mangelia
  Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae. There are at least 78 described species.-Species:Species within the genus Mangelia include: * Mangelia adansoni...
  
  
• Mangiliella
• Manicina
• Manta
  Manta
  Manta is a mid-sized city in Manabí Province, Ecuador. It is the second most populous city in the province, the fifth most populous in the country and, economically, the third most important city of Ecuador. Manta has existed since Pre-Columbian times. It was a trading post for the Mantas....
  
  
• Manupecten
• Manzonia
  Manzonia
  Manzonia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Manzonia include:* Manzonia alexandrei Gofas, 2010* Manzonia arata Gofas, 2007...
  
  
• Maoricardium
• Maoricolpus
  Maoricolpus
  Maoricolpus, common name the "New Zealand screw shells", is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turritellidae, the Turritella snails...
  
  
• Maoricrypta
  Maoricrypta
  Maoricrypta is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.This genus is known to occur in New Zealand and Australia.-Species:...
  
  
• Maorimactra
• Maorithyas
• Maoritomella
• Marchia
• Marcia
• Maretia
• Marevalvata
• Margarella
  Margarella
  Margarella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.-Species:Species within the genus Margarella include:* Margarella achilles * Margarella antarctica...
  
  
• Margaretta
• Margarites
  Margarites
  Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Margarites include: * Margarites albolineatus Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban...
  
  
• Marginella
  Marginella
  Marginella is a genus of small tropical and warm-water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Marginellidae, the margin snails. It is the type genus of the family.:...
  
  
• Margineulima
• Marinauris
• Marmarostoma
• Marosichthys
• Marshallena
  Marshallena
  Marshallena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.-Species:Species within the genus Marshallena include:* Marshallena diomedea Powell, 1969* Marshallena nierstraszi...
  
  
• Marsupina
• Martesia
• Massyla
• Mastigophorella
• Mastygocercus
• Matarchia
• Mathilda
• Matuta
  Matuta
  Matuta is a genus of crabs in the family Matutidae, containing the following species:* Matuta banksi Leach, 1817* Matuta circulifera Miers, 1880* Matuta planipes Fabricius, 1798* Matuta purnama Lai & Galil, 2007...
  
  
• Maulisia
• Maurea
• Mauritia
  Mauritia
  Mauritia is a genus of fan palms which is native to northern South America. Mauritia flexuosa is widely distribution across northern South America, extending north to Trinidad, while the other M. carana is restricted to the Amazon region....
  
  
• Maurolicus
  Maurolicus
  Maurolicus is an oceanic ray-finned fish genus which belongs in the family Sternoptychidae. They are commonly known as pearlsides, but the brilliant pearlside is the related Argyripnus iridescens...
  
  
• Maxwellia
  Maxwellia
  Maxwellia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.The genus was named after Maxwell Smith , an American malacologist.-Description:...
  
  
• Meandrina
• Mecoliotia
• Mecynoecia
• Medaeus
  Medaeus
  Medaeus is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:*Medaeus aztec Davie, 1997*Medaeus danielita Mendoza & Ng, 2010*Medaeus elegans A. Milne-Edwards, 1867*Medaeus grandis Davie, 1993...
  
  
• Mediargo
• Mediaster
• Megabalanus
  Megabalanus
  Megabalanus is a genus of barnacle. It grows to in length, and inhabits the lower zone.-Morphology:Megabalanus is an acorn barnacle comprising an organism dwelling in a calcium carbonate shell consisting of five plates...
  
  
• Megacardita
• Megacrenella
• Megalatractus
• Megalomphalus
• Megalops
• Megangulus
• Megapitaria
• Megaptera
• Megastomia
  Megastomia
  Megastomia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Megastomia include:* Megastomia aliter Penas & Rolan, 1999...
  
  
• Megasurcula
  Megasurcula
  Megasurcula is a genus of medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turridae, the turrids. Species within this genus occur in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.-Species:Species within the genus Megasurcula include:...
  
  
• Megatebennus
• Megathura
• Megathyris
• Megaxinus
• Megayoldia
• Megerlia
• Megerlina
• Meiocardia
• Meioceras
  Meioceras
  Meioceras is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Caecidae.-Species:Species within the genus Meioceras include:* Meioceras cornucopiae Carpenter, 1858* Meioceras cubitatum Folin, 1868...
  
  
• Melagraphia
• Melamphaes
• Melanatria
  Melanatria
  Madagasikara is a genus of tropical freshwater snails with an operculum, aquatic gastropod molluscs in the family Pachychilidae.The generic name Madagasikara is from the Malagasy language and means "Madagascar".This genus is endemic to Madagascar....
  
  
• Melanella
  Melanella
  Melanella is a genus of very small ectparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. -Species:...
  
  
• Melanogrammus
• Melanonus
• Melapium
• Melaraphe
• Melatoma
• Melaxinaea
• Melita
• Melithaea
• Melittosphaera
• Mellita
• Mellitella
• Melliteryx
• Melonanchora
• Melongena
  Melongena
  Melongena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Melongena include:* Melongena bicolor...
  
  
• Membranipora
  Membranipora
  Membranipora is a genus of bryozoan in the family Membraniporidae. A typical example is the widely distributed species Membranipora membranacea that commonly encrusts seaweeds, particularly fronds of the kelps Laminaria digitata, L. hyperborea, and Saccorhiza polyschides.Colonies of M...
  
  
• Membraniporella
• Membraniporidra
• Mene
  Mene
  The moonfish of the genus Mene , the sole extant genus of the family Menidae are disk-shaped fish which bear a vague resemblance to gourami, thanks to their thread-like pelvic fins...
  
  
• Menestho
  Menestho
  Menestho is a genus of very small sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks, or micromollusks. -Shell description:The original description by Möller is brief and in Latin: "Animal pede elongato, angusto; ore simplici, membrana linguali destituto; tentaculis brevioribus, crassiusculis, oculos...
  
  
• Menidia
  Menidia
  Menidia is a genus of silverside fish found all around the shores of the Gulf of Maine from Nova Scotia to Cape Cod.The species M. clarkhubbsi, an all-female species, reproduces asexually-References:...
  
  
• Menippe
  Menippe (genus)
  Menippe is a genus of true crabs. One of the best known species is the Florida stone crab. Most of the species of this genus are found in the Atlantic Ocean....
  
  
• Menticirrhus
• Meoma
• Mercenaria
  Mercenaria
  Mercenaria is a genus of edible saltwater clams, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Veneridae, the Venus clams.The genus Mercenaria includes the quahogs, Mercenaria mercenaria, the northern quahog or hard clam, and M. campechiensis, the southern quahog...
  
  
• Mercierella
• Merelina
  Merelina
  Merelina is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Merelina include:* Merelina cancellata Criscione & Ponder, 2011...
  
  
• Meretrix
  Meretrix
  In ancient Rome, registered prostitutes were called meretrices while the unregistered ones fell under the broad category prostibulae....
  
  
• Merica
  Merica
  Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Merica include:* Merica asperella * Merica deynzeri Petit & Harasewych, 2000...
  
  
• Mericella
  Mericella
  Mericella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.-Species:Species within the genus Mericella include:* Mericella bozzettii Petit & Harasewych, 1993...
  
  
• Merisca
• Merlangius
• Merlia
• Merluccius
• Merulina
• Mesalia
  Mesalia
  Mesalia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Mesalia include:* Mesalia brevialis * Mesalia flammifera...
  
  
• Mesenteripora
• Mesodesma
• Mesolasma
• Mesonea
• Mesopeplum
  Mesopeplum
  Mesopeplum is a genus of scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Pectinidae.-Species in the genus Mesopeplum:* Mesopeplum caroli* Mesopeplum convexum * Mesopeplum fenestratum -References:...
  
  
• Mesopleura
• Mesoplodon
• Mesorhoea
• Mesoscalpellum
• Mesostomaria
• Metacrinus
• Metacytheropteron
• Metalaeospira
• Metalia
• Metanephrops
  Metanephrops
  Metanephrops is a genus of lobsters, commonly known as scampi. Important species for fishery include Metanephrops australiensis and Metanephrops challengeri...
  
  
• Metavermilia
• Metaxia
  Metaxia
  Metaxia is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Triphoridae. -Species:Species within the genus Metaxia are as follows:* Metaxia abrupta * Metaxia albicephala Kay, 1979...
  
  
• Metrarabdotos
• Metschnikowia
• Metula
  Metula
  Metula is a town in the Northern District of Israel. Metula is located between the sites of the Biblical cities of Dan, Abel Bet Maacah, and Ijon, bordering Lebanon.-Early history:...
  
  
• Mexicardia
• Micantapex
• Micrabacia
• Micranellium
• Micraseites
• Micrelenchus
  Micrelenchus
  Micrelenchus is a genus of small sea snails that have shells with pearly interiors and an operculum. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells....
  
  
• Microcallista
• Microcardium
• Microchirus
• Microcirce
• Microcubus
• Microcyphus
• Microcythere
• Microcytherura
• Microdrillia
• Microecia
• Microfragum
• Microfusus
• Microgadus
• Microgaza
  Microgaza
  Microgaza is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Microgaza include:* Microgaza corona Lee Y.C...
  
  
• Microloripes
• Micromeris
• Micromesistius
• Micropora
  Micropora
  Micropora is a genus of bryozoan in the family Microporidae. Colonies are always encrusting....
  
  
• Microporella
• Microporina
• Microstagon
• Microstelma
  Microstelma
  Microstelma is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Microstelma include:* Microstelma columbella * Microstelma Oshikatai Lan, 2003...
  
  
• Microstomus
  Microstomus
  Microstomus is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς , meaning "small", and στόμα , meaning "mouth".-Species:...
  
  
• Microthyca
• Microvoluta
  Microvoluta
  Microvoluta is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae.-Species:Species in the genus Microvoluta include:* Microvoluta australis Angas, 1877* Microvoluta blakeana...
  
  
• Microxestolebris
• Mikadotrochus
  Mikadotrochus
  Mikadotrochus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.-Species:Species within the genus Mikadotrochus include: * Mikadotrochus anseeuwi...
  
  
• Milda
• Millepes
• Millepora
• Milneria
• Miltha
• Mimachlamys
• Minnivola
• Minolia
  Minolia
  Minolia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Solariellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Minolia include:* Minolia caifassii Carmagna, 1888* Minolia condei Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006...
  
  
• Minutiscala
• Miocenebra
• Miodontiscus
• Miomelon
  Miomelon
  Miomelon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Miomelon include:* Miomelon alarconi Stuardo & Villas, 1974* Miomelon eltanini Dell, 1990...
  
  
• Mirachelus
  Mirachelus
  Mirachelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontidae.-Species:Species within the genus Mirachelus include:* Mirachelus acanthus Quinn, 1991* Mirachelus clinocnemus Quinn, 1979...
  
  
• Miracythere
• Miralda
  Miralda
  Miralda is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Miralda include:* Miralda abbotti Olsson & McGinty, 1958* Miralda agana Bartsch, 1915...
  
  
• Mirapecten
• Mistostigma
• Mitra
  Mitra
  *Mitra was an important Indo-Iranian divinity. Following the prehistoric cultural split of Indo-Aryan and Iranian cultures, names descended from *mitra were used for the following religious entities:...
  
  
• Mitracalpis
• Mitraria
  Mitraria
  Mitraria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gesneriaceae, comprising the sole species M. coccinea ....
  
  
• Mitrax
• Mitrella
• Mitrithara
• Mitrolumna
• Mitromorpha
  Mitromorpha
  Mitromorpha is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.The genus Mitrolumna Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1883 is currently treated as a synonym or subgenus of Mitromorpha, but is available for the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean...
  
  
• Mitsukurina
• Mizuhopecten
• Mnestia
• Mobula
  Mobula
  Mobula is a genus of ray in the family Myliobatidae . Their appearance is similar to that of Manta rays, which are in the same family. The Devil fish can attain a disc width of up to 5.2 meters and can probably weigh over a ton, second only to the Manta in size...
  
  
• Modelia
  Modelia
  Modelia is a genus of medium to large sea snails in which the shell has a pearly interior and the snail has a calcareous operculum; marine gastropod mollusks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.- Further reading :...
  
  
• Modiolarca
  Modiolarca
  Modiolarca, is a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the Family Mytilidae, the mussels.-Species within the genus Modiolarca:* Modiolarca bicolor* Modiolarca cummingiana* Modiolarca excavata* Modiolarca gemma...
  
  
• Modiolatus
• Modiolula
• Modiolus
  Modiolus (genus)
  Modiolus, the horsemussels, are a genus of medium-sized marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.-Species:Species within the genus Modiolus include:* Modiolus adriaticus...
  
  
• Modiolusia
• Modulus
  Modulus (gastropod)
  Modulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Modulidae.-Species:Species within the genus Modulus include:* Modulus ambiguus Dautzenberg, 1910* Modulus bayeri Petuch, 2001...
  
  
• Moelleria
  Moelleria
  Moelleria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Moelleria include:* Moelleria costulata...
  
  
• Moerella
• Moira
• Moiropsis
• Mola
  Mola (genus)
  Mola is a genus of the family Molidae. It includes two species, the ocean sunfish, Mola mola, and the Southern Ocean sunfish, Mola ramsayi....
  
  
• Mollia
  Mollia
  Mollia is a comune in the Province of Vercelli in the Italian region Piedmont, located about 90 km northeast of Turin and about 60 km northwest of Vercelli. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 98 and an area of 14.1 km².Mollia borders the following municipalities:...
  
  
• Molva
• Monachocrinus
• Monachus
  Monachus
  Monachus is a genus containing the monk seals, a group of three Pinniped species. They are the only earless seals which are found in tropical climates...
  
  
• Monetaria
  Monetaria
  Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Monetaria include:* Monetaria annulus * Monetaria caputdraconis...
  
  
• Monia
• Monilea
  Monilea
  Monilea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Description:The solid shell has a depressed-conical shape. It is sharply striate and spirally . The umbilicus is partly filled by a prominent spiral funicle within that terminates at the columella....
  
  
• Moniliopsis
• Monitilora
• Monocentris
• Monochirus
• Monodaeus
  Monodaeus
  Monodaeus is a genus of crabs in the family Xanthidae, containing the following species:* Monodaeus arnaudi Guinot & Macpherson, 1988* Monodaeus couchii * Monodaeus cristulatus Guinot & Macpherson, 1988...
  
  
• Monodilepas
  Monodilepas
  Monodilepas is a species of small sea snail, a keyhole limpet, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets...
  
  
• Monodonta
  Monodonta
  Monodonta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Monodonta include:* Monodonta australis * Monodonta canalifera Lamarck, 1816...
  
  
• Monolene
• Monomitopus
• Monomyces
• Monoplex
  Monoplex
  Monoplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Monoplex include:* Monoplex amictus...
  
  
• Monoporella
• Monothyra
• Montacuta
• Montastrea
• Montfortia
• Montfortula
  Montfortula
  Montfortula is a genus of keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fissurellidae.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
  
  
• Montipora
  Montipora
  Montipora is a genus of small polyp stony coral in the phylum Cnidaria. Depending on the species and location, Montipora may grow as plates or ridges, appearing to some as a bowl or flower. Undisturbed, the plates expand radially and may encrust over surrounding rocks, shells or debris...
  
  
• Mopsea
  Mopsea
  Mopsea is a genus of deep-sea bamboo coral of the Isididae family....
  
  
• Morchiella
• Mormula
  Mormula
  Mormula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Mormula include:* Mormula chrysozona * Mormula rex...
  
  
• Morone
  Morone
  Morone is a genus of temperate basses , consisting of four species....
  
  
• Moroteuthis
• Morula
  Morula
  A morula is an embryo at an early stage of embryonic development, consisting of cells in a solid ball contained within the zona pellucida....
  
  
• Morum
• Morunella
• Muconalia
• Mucronella
  Mucronella
  Mucronella is a genus of fungi in the Clavariaceae family. The type species was originally named Hydnum calvum in a collaborative effort by the German botanist Johannes Baptista von Albertini and the American Lewis David de Schweinitz in 1805; Swedish mycologist Elias Magnus Fries later transferred...
  
  
• Muellerina
• Mugil
  Mugil
  Mugil is one genus among 17 genera containing all together about 80 species of ray-finned fish of the family Mugilidae commonly known as mullet...
  
  
• Mulinia
  Mulinia
  Mulinia is a genus of bivalve mollusks or clams.-Species:* Mulinia cleryana* Mulinia coloradoensis - Colorado Delta clam* Mulinia edulis* Mulinia lateralis* Mulinia pallida...
  
  
• Mullus
  Mullus
  Mullus known as Goatfishes or Mullets is subtropical marine genus of perciform fish of the family Mullidae. Occurs mainly in the Southwest Atlantic near the South American coast and in the Eastern Atlantic including the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. These fish are bottom dwelling over sands and...
  
  
• Munditia
  Munditia
  Saint Munditia is venerated as a Christian martyr. Her relics are found in a side altar at St. Peter's Church in Munich. They consist of a gilt-covered and gem-studded skeleton, located in a glass case, with false eyes in her skull, which is wrapped in netting...
  
  
• Munditiella
• Munida
  Munida
  Munida is the largest genus of squat lobsters, with over 240 species.-Species:*Munida abelloi Macpherson, 1994 *Munida acacia Ahyong, 2007 *Munida acantha Macpherson, 1994 *Munida aequalis Ahyong & Poore, 2004 *Munida affinis A...
  
  
• Munidopsis
  Munidopsis
  Munidopsis is a genus of squat lobster. It is the second largest of all the genera of squat lobsters, after Munida, with over 200 species. Its members are mainly found on continental slopes and on abyssal plains. Two fossil species are also known , including specimens from the Campanian...
  
  
• Munseyella
• Mupus
• Muraena
  Muraena
  Muraena is a genus of twelve species of large eels in the family Muraenidae.This genus is common in the Mediterranean, and highly esteemed by the ancient Romans . It is abundantly represented in tropical and subtropical seas, especially in rocky parts or on coral reefs...
  
  
• Muraenesox
  Muraenesox
  Muraenesox is a small genus of eels found throughout the Indo-Pacific. It currently has two described species as most species have been moved to other genera. Members are found in the Indo West Pacific.-Species:* Muraenesox bagio Muraenesox is a small genus of eels found throughout the...
  
  
• Murchisonella
• Muregina
  Muregina
  Muregina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Muregina include:* Muregina lugubris...
  
  
• Murex
  Murex
  Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly calle "murexes" or "rock snails"...
  
  
• Murexiella
  Murexiella
  Murexiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.This name has become a synonym of Favartia Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945-Species:...
  
  
• Murexsul
  Murexsul
  Murexsul is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Murexsul include:* Murexsul aikeni Lussi, 2010...
  
  
• Muricanthus
  Muricanthus
  Muricanthus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Muricanthus include:* Muricanthus ambiguus...
  
  
• Muricassis
• Muricopsis
  Muricopsis
  Muricopsis is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Muricopsis : * Muricopsis carnicolor Bozzetti,...
  
  
• Murravia
• Mursia
  Mursia
  Mursia is a genus of crabs in the family Calappidae, containing the following species:* Mursia africana Galil, 1993* Mursia armata De Haan, 1837* Mursia aspera Alcock, 1899* Mursia aurorae Galil & Ng, 2009...
  
  
• Musculista
  Musculista
  Musculista is a genus of small saltwater mussels, marine bivalve molluscs in the family Mytilidae.-Species within the genus Musculista:* Musculista japonica Dunker, 1857* Musculista senhousia Conrad, 1837...
  
  
• Musculus
• Mussa
• Mussisíilia
• Mustelus
• Mutilus
• Mya
  Mya (genus)
  Mya is a genus of bivalve molluscs, including seven species:*Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758*Mya baxteri Coan & Scott, 1997*Mya eideri Hopner Petersen, 1999*Mya neoovata Hopner Petersen, 1999*Mya neouddevallensis Hopner Petersen, 1999...
  
  
• Myadora
• Myadoropsis
• Myapalmula
• Mycedium
• Mycetophyllia
• Myctophum
  Myctophum
  Myctophum is a genus of lanternfish in the family Myctophidae.- Species :* Myctophum affine* Myctophum asperum * Myctophum aurolaternatum* Myctophum brachygnathum* Myctophum fissunovi* Myctophum lunatum...
  
  
• Myelastrum
• Myliobatis
  Myliobatis
  Myliobatis is a genus of eagle rays in the family Myliobatidae.-Species:* Genus Myliobatis** Myliobatis aquila ** Myliobatis australis Macleay, 1881...
  
  
• Myliusia
• Myllita
• Myllitella
• Myochama
• Myoforceps
• Myra
  Myra
  Myra is an ancient town in Lycia, where the small town of Kale is situated today in present day Antalya Province of Turkey. It was located on the river Myros , in the fertile alluvial plain between Alaca Dağ, the Massikytos range and the Aegean Sea.- Historical evidence :Although some scholars...
  
  
• Myrakeena
• Myriapora
• Myriozoum
• Myripristis
• Myristica
• Myroconger
• Myrtea
• Mysella
• Mysia
  Mysia
  Mysia was a region in the northwest of ancient Asia Minor or Anatolia . It was located on the south coast of the Sea of Marmara. It was bounded by Bithynia on the east, Phrygia on the southeast, Lydia on the south, Aeolis on the southwest, Troad on the west and by the Propontis on the north...
  
  
• Mysidae
  Mysidae
  Mysidae is a family of crustaceans in the order Mysida or mysid shrimps. Six sub-families are recognised:* Boreomysinae Holt & W. M. Tattersall, 1905a* Siriellinae Norman, 1892* Rhopalophthalminae Hansen, 1910* Gastrosaccinae Norman, 1892...
  
  
• Mystriophis
  Mystriophis
  Mystriophis is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:* Mystriophis crosnieri Blache, 1971* Mystriophis rostellatus...
  
  
• Mytella
• Mytilaster
• Mytilisepta
• Mytilus
  Mytilus
  Mytilus was an Illyrian king of the Dardanian Kingdom. Mytilus is probably the son of Monunius.Mytilus is the second Illyrian monarch to have struck in 270 BC coins bearing his name after Monunius...
  
  
• Myurella
  Myurella
  Myurella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.-Species:Species within the genus Myurella include:* Myurella affinis * Myurella cinctella...
  
  
• Myurellina
• Myxilla

N

• Nacca
• Nacella
  Nacella
  Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Patellidae, the true limpets.These limpets are found in the littoral zone and sublittoral zone of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic waters including...
  
  
• Nannamoria
  Nannamoria
  Nannamoria is a small taxonomic genus of small-sized sea snails, predatory marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.-Distribution:Nannamoria volutes are endemic to Australia...
  
  
• Nannodiella
  Nannodiella
  Nannodiella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Nannodiella include:* Nannodiella candidula * Nannodiella elatior...
  
  
• Nanopitar
• Nansenia
• Naquetia
  Naquetia
  Naquetia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. -Species:Species within the genus Naquetia include:* Naquetia barclayi * Naquetia cumingii Naquetia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in...
  
  
• Narcine
  Narcine
  Narcine is a genus of small electric rays in the family Narcinidae.-Description:Narcine species have a rounded pectoral fin disc and two dorsal fins, the first usually smaller than the second and placed behind the pelvic fin bases. The tail is longer than the disc and has a lateral fold...
  
  
• Naricava
• Narona
  Narona
  Narona was the name of the ancient Roman city that was located in the Neretva valley in present day Croatia. It was part of the Roman province of Dalmatia. The city was established after the Illyrian Wars and was located on the alluvial planes, between present day city of Metković and village of...
  
  
• Naso
  Naso (genus)
  The unicorn fishes are 17 species of tropical, herbivorous marine surgeonfishes in the genus Naso. They are so named because of a spike that protrudes from the forehead. Some species have a bulbous protrusion rather than a pronounced spike, and some lack a spike altogether...
  
  
• Nassa
• Nassaria
  Nassaria
  Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Species:Species within the genus Nassaria include:* Nassaria acuminata * Nassaria acutispirata...
  
  
• Nassarina
  Nassarina
  Nassarina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Nassarina include:* Nassarina bushiae * Nassarina glypta...
  
  
• Nassarius
  Nassarius
  Nassarius, common name nassa mud snails or dog whelks , is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nassariidae. -Etymology:...
  
  
• Natica
  Natica
  Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus is known from the Cretaceous to the Recent periods.- Species :...
  
  
• Naticarius
  Naticarius
  Naticarius is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The species within this genus were formally placed in the genus Natica, subgenus Naticarius...
  
  
• Nautilus
  Nautilus
  Nautilus is the common name of marine creatures of cephalopod family Nautilidae, the sole extant family of the superfamily Nautilaceae and of its smaller but near equal suborder, Nautilina. It comprises six living species in two genera, the type of which is the genus Nautilus...
  
  
• Neaeromya
• Neanthias
• Nebris
• Nebrius
  Nebrius
  Nebrius is a genus of carpet sharks in the family Ginglymostomatidae. It contains a single extant species, the tawny nurse shark , as well as a number of extinct species dating back to the Early Paleocene....
  
  
• Nebularia
• Negaprion
  Negaprion
  Negaprion is a genus of requiem sharks, family Carcharhinidae, containing the two extant species of lemon sharks: the lemon shark of the Americas, and the sicklefin lemon shark of the Indo-Pacific...
  
  
• Neilo
• Neilonella
• Neliella
• Nellia
• Nemaster
• Nemocardium
• Neobernaya
• Neobythites
• Neocaudites
• Neocrania
  Neocrania
  Neocrania is a genus of moth of the Eriocraniidae family....
  
  
• Neocrinus
• Neocylindrus
• Neocytheretta
• Neocytherideis
• Neodexiospira
• Neogaimardia
• Neoguraleus
• Neojanacus
  Neojanacus
  Neojanacus is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails.-Species:Species within the genus Neojanacus include:* Neojanacus perplexus Suter, 1907...
  
  
• Neolepton
  Neolepton
  Neolepton is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs of the family Neoleptonidae.-Species in the genus Neolepton:* Neolepton antipodum * Neolepton powelli Dell, 1964* Neolepton sublaevigatum Powell, 1937...
  
  
• Neomicrorbis
• Neomonoceratina
• Neonesidea
• Neopelta
• Neophoca
• Neopilumnoplax
• Neoplatycephalus
• Neopycnodonte
• Neoscalpellum
• Neoscombrops
• Neosemantis
• Neosimnia
• Neotapes
• Neothyris
• Neotrapezium
• Neotrigonia
• Neovermilia
• Neozeba
• Nephrops
  Nephrops
  Nephrops is a genus of lobsters comprising a single extant species, Nephrops norvegicus , and several fossil species. It was erected by William Elford Leach in 1814, to accommodate N...
  
  
• Nephropsis
• Nephrospyris
• Nephthea
• Nepotilla
  Nepotilla
  Nepotilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Nepotilla include:* Nepotilla aculeata * Nepotilla amoena...
  
  
• Neptocarcinus
• Neptunea
  Neptunea
  Neptunea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. -Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with valid names are included within the genus Neptunea : * Neptunea acutispiralis Okutani, 1968* Neptunea...
  
  
• Nereina
• Nerita
  Nerita
  Nerita is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with a gill and an operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Neritidae, the nerites.This is the type genus of the family Neritidae.-Distribution and habitat:...
  
  
• Neritina
  Neritina
  Neritina is a genus of small aquatic snails with an operculum, marine, brackish water, and sometimes freshwater gastropod mollusks in the family Neritidae, the nerites.Neritina is the type genus of the tribe Neritinini.- Species :...
  
  
• Neritopsis
  Neritopsis
  Neritopsis is a genus of sea snails in the family Neritopsidae.-Species:Species within the genus Neritopsis include:* Neritopsis aqabaensis Bandel, 2007* Neritopsis atlantica Sarasúa, 1973...
  
  
• Neritrema
• Nerophis
  Nerophis
  Nerophis is a genus of pipefishes. Consists of three species:* Nerophis lumbriciformis - Worm pipefish* Nerophis maculatus Rafinesque, 1810 - Spotted pipefish* Nerophis ophidion - Straightnose pipefish...
  
  
• Nesobornia
• Netastoma
• Nettastoma
  Nettastoma
  Nettastoma is a genus of eels in the duckbill eel family Nettastomatidae. It currently contains the following species:* Nettastoma falcinaris Parin & Karmovskaya, 1985* Nettastoma melanurum Rafinesque, 1810...
  
  
• Nettastomella
• Nevenulora
• Neverita
  Neverita
  Neverita is a genus of medium-sized to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Naticidae known as moon snails The type species of this genus is Neverita josephinia Risso, 1826.-Species:...
  
  
• Nevianopora
• Nezumia
  Nezumia
  Nezumia is a large genus of rattails of the family Macrouridae. It has 51 described species at present.-Species:* Common Atlantic grenadier, Nezumia aequalis * Nezumia africana...
  
  
• Nicania
• Nicella
• Nihonia
  Nihonia
  Nihonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae. -Species:Species within the genus Nihonia include:* Nihonia australis * Nihonia circumstricta...
  
  
• Nina (genus)
• Ninella
• Niotha
• Nipponithyris
• Nipponolimopsis
• Nisiturris
• Niso
  Niso
  Niso is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. -Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Niso * Niso aeglees Bush, 1885* Niso albida...
  
  
• Nisostomia
• Nitidella
  Nitidella
  Nitidella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.-Species:Species within the genus Nitidella include:* Nitidella nitida...
  
  
• Nitidiscala
• Nitidotellina
• Niveria
  Niveria
  Niveria is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.-Species:Species within the genus Niveria include:* Niveria brasilica Fehse & Grego, 2005...
  
  
• Nodilittorina
  Nodilittorina
  Nodilittorina is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.Many species that were previously placed in this genus have been moved to the genus Echinolittorina....
  
  
• Nodipecten
  Nodipecten
  Nodipecten is a genus of large scallops, marine bivalve molluscs in the Pectinidae family. These scallops often have attractive, strongly colored, thick shells...
  
  
• Nodiscala
  Nodiscala
  Nodiscala is a taxonomic genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps.-Species:Species within the genus Nodiscala include:* Nodiscala ahiparana...
  
  
• Noditerebra
• Nodulus
• Noetia
• Noetiella
• Normanicythere
• Norrisia
  Norrisia
  Norrisia is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae.-Species:Norrisia is a monotypic genus and its only species is Norrisia norrisi....
  
  
• Northia
  Northia
  Northia is a genus of plant in family Sapotaceae.The name was first published by Joseph Dalton Hooker, in Hooker's Icones Plantarum , in his description of Northia seychellana. The spelling was given as Northia on the plate, but the variant Northea in the text...
  
  
• Notacanthus
  Notacanthus
  Notacanthus is a genus of spiny eels in the family Notacanthidae. It currently contains the following recognized species:* Notacanthus abbotti Fowler, 1934* Notacanthus bonaparte Risso, 1840...
  
  
• Notadusta
  Notadusta
  Notadusta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Notadusta include:* Notadusta boucheti Lorenz, 2002* Notadusta omii Ikeda, 1998...
  
  
• Notesthes
• Notirus
  Notirus
  Notirus is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.- Species in the genus Notirus:* Notirus macrophyllus* Notirus reflexus - References :...
  
  
• Notoacmea
  Notoacmea
  Notoacmea is a southern genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lottiidae, the true limpets.-Species:According to the World Register of Marine Species , the following species with accepted names are species within the genus Notoacmaea:* Notoacmea alta Oliver, 1926* Notoacmea...
  
  
• Notobotula
• Notocallista
  Notocallista
  Notocallista is a genus of marine bivalve molluscs, in the family Veneridae.- Species in the genus Notocallista:* Notocallista chione* Notocallista kingii* Notocallista multistriata * Notocallista virginea...
  
  
• Notochione
• Notochlamy
• Notocidaris
• Notocirrus
• Notocorbula
• Notocrater
  Notocrater
  Notocrater is a genus of deep-water true true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Lepetidae, one of the families of true limpets.-Species:Species within the genus Notocrater include:* Notocrater craticulata...
  
  
• Notocrinus
• Notocyathus
• Notocypraea
• Notocytharella
  Notocytharella
  Notocytharella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Notocytharella include :* Notocytharella niobe * Notocytharella phaethusa...
  
  
• Notohaliotis
• Notolampas
• Notolepis
• Notolimea
• Notomella
• Notomithrax
  Notomithrax
  Notomithrax is a genus of crabs of the family Majidae, containing four species:* Notomithrax minor * Notomithrax spinosus * Notomithrax peronii * Notomithrax ursus...
  
  
• Notopaphia
• Notopeplum
  Notopeplum
  Notopeplum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Notopeplum include:* Notopeplum annulatum Wilson, 1972* Notopeplum cossignanii Poppe, 1999...
  
  
• Notophyllia
• Notoplax
  Notoplax
  Notoplax is a genus of chitons in the family Acanthochitonidae.-Species:* Notoplax addenda Iredale & Hull, 1925* Notoplax aenigma * Notoplax aqabaensis* Notoplax arabica Kaas & Van Belle, 1988...
  
  
• Notopoides
• Notopus
• Notorhynchus
  Notorhynchus
  Notorynchus is a genus of Seven-gill shark that evolved in the Late Cretaceous through the Present Day. The Sevengill shark is a large shark which according to Compagno inhabits shallow , temperate coastal continental waters...
  
  
• Notosaria
• Notosceles
• Notoscopelus
• Notoscrobs
• Notoseila
• Notosetia
  Notosetia
  Notosetia is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Notosetia include:* Notosetia ghanensis* Notosetia neozelanica...
  
  
• Notosinister
• Notostomus
• Nototeredo
  Nototeredo
  Nototeredo is a genus of ship-worms, marine bivalve molluscs of the family Teredinidae.-Species in the genus Nototeredo:* Nototeredo edax * Nototeredo knoxi - foliaceous shipworm, knox shipworm...
  
  
• Notovola
• Notovoluta
  Notovoluta
  Notovoluta is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.-Species:Species within the genus Notovoluta include:* Notovoluta baconi Wilson, 1972* Notovoluta capricornea...
  
  
• Novathaca
• Nozeba
• Nucella
  Nucella
  Nucella, common name dog whelks or dog winkles, is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae which is part of the large family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
  
  
• Nucia
• Nucinella
• Nuclearia
  Nuclearia
  Nuclearia is a nucleariid genus.Species include:* Nuclearia delicatula* Nuclearia moebiusi* Nuclearia pattersoni Dyková, Veverková, Fiala, Macháčková & Pecková, 2003* Nuclearia simplex* Nuclearia thermophila...
  
  
• Nucula
  Nucula
  Nucula is a genus of clams of the family Nuculidae.-Species:* Nucula aegeensis Jeffreys, 1879 - Aegean nutclam* Nucula annulata Hampson, 1971 * Nucula atacellana Schenck, 1939 - cancellate nutclam...
  
  
• Nuculana
• Nudechinus
• Nullamphiura
• Numella
• Nutricola
• Nuttallia
• Nuttallina
• Nymphaster

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• Oamaruia
  Oamaruia
  Oamaruia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
  
  
• Obex
  Obex
  The obex is the point in the human brain at which the fourth ventricle narrows to become the central canal of the spinal cord.The obex occurs in the caudal medulla.The decussating of sensory fibers happens at this point....
  
  
• Obexomia
• Oblada
• Oblitacythereis
• Obtortio
• Obtusella
  Obtusella
  Obtusella is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Obtusella include:...
  
  
• Occultocythereis
• Ocenebra
  Ocenebra
  Ocenebra is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex and rock snails. -Species:Species with accepted names within the genus Ocenebra include according to the World Register of Marine Species :* Ocenebra acanthophora Ocenebra is a genus of...
  
  
• Ochetoclava
• Ocinebrellus
• Ocinebrina
  Ocinebrina
  Ocinebrina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Ocinebrina include:* Ocinebrina aciculata...
  
  
• Octotympanum
• Oculina
• Ocypode
• Odobenus
• Odontaspis
  Odontaspis
  Odontaspis is one of two genera in the sand shark family, Odontaspididae. They are large-bodied sharks with long, conical snouts, broad-based dorsal and anal fins, and an asymmetrical caudal fin with a strong lower lobe. Their teeth are large, with prominent narrow cusps...
  
  
• Odontaster
  Odontaster
  Odontaster is a genus of sea stars. The type species is Odontaster hispidus.-Species:The following species are listed in the World Register of Marine Species: *Odontaster aucklandensis McKnight, 1973*Odontaster australis H.L.Clark, 1926...
  
  
• Odontionella
• Odontocyathus
• Odostomella
  Odostomella
  Odostomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Odostomella include:* Odostomella africana Schander, 1994...
  
  
• Odostomia
  Odostomia
  Odostomia is the most speciose genus of minute sea snails, pyramidellid gastropod mollusks. This genus is currently placed in the family Pyramidellidae in the subfamily Odostomiinae. There are several hundred species in the genus...
  
  
• Oenopota
  Oenopota
  Oenopota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.-Species:Species within the genus Oenopota include:* Oenopota admetoides * Oenopota alba Golikov & Scarlato, 1985...
  
  
• Offadesma
• Ogcocephalus
  Ogcocephalus
  Ogcocephalus is a fish genus in the family Ogcocephalidae.-Species:* Longnose batfish, Ogcocephalus corniger Bradbury, 1980.* Ogcocephalus cubifrons .* Red-lipped batfish, Ogcocephalus darwini Hubbs, 1958....
  
  
• Ogilbia
  Ogilbia
  Ogilbia is a genus of fish in the Bythitidae family.It contains the following species:* Ogilbia cayorum - Key brotula* Ogilbia galapagosensis - Galapagos cuskeel* Ogilbia pearsei - Mexican blind brotula* Ogilbia suarezae...
  
  
• Ogivalia
• Ogivia
• Oligoplites
• Oligopus
• Oliva
  Oliva
  Oliva is a municipality in the comarca of Safor in the Valencian Community, Spain, in the Valencian language area. To its east lie 10 km of coastline and beaches fronting the Mediterranean Sea....
  
  
• Olivancillaria
  Olivancillaria
  Olivancillaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Olividae.-Species:Species within the genus Olivancillaria include:* Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965...
  
  
• Olivella
  Olivella
  Olivella is a village and municipality in Catalonia, in the province of Barcelona, Spain. It is situated in the comarca of Garraf.-History:The first known village in the area was founded in 992 around a castle known as Castell vell...
  
  
• Olivia
• Olssonella
• Omalogyra
  Omalogyra
  Omalogyra is a genus of minute marine gastropod molluscs in the family Omalogyridae.This genus includes the smallest gastropods known to science, with adult sizes of 1 mm and even less.-Species:Species within the genus Omalogyra include:...
  
  
• Omalosecosa
• Ommatartus
• Ommatocampe
• Ommatocarcinus
• Ommatodiscus
• Ommatospyris
• Omogymna
• Omphalius
  Omphalius
  Omphalius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-Species:Species within the genus Omphalius include:* Omphalius rusticus...
  
  
• Omphalotropis
  Omphalotropis
  Omphalotropis is a genus of minute salt marsh snails with an operculum, terrestrial gastropod mollusks in the family Assimineidae.-Species:Species within the genus Omphalotropis include:* Omphalotropis albocarinata...
  
  
• Oncorhynchus
  Oncorhynchus
  Oncorhynchus is a genus of fish in the family Salmonidae; it contains the Pacific salmons and Pacific trouts. The name of the genus is derived from the Greek onkos and rynchos , in reference to the hooked jaws of males in the mating season .-Range:Salmon and trout with ranges generally in waters...
  
  
• Oncousoecia
• Oniscidia
• Onithochiton
  Onithochiton
  Onithochiton is a genus of chitons in the family Chitonidae, which is distributed from Australia and New Zealand to South Africa.-Species:* Onithochiton ashbyi* Onithochiton discrepans* Onithochiton gotoi* Onithochiton helenae...
  
  
• Onoba
• Onuphis
• Onuxodon
• Onychocella
• Oocorys
  Oocorys
  Oocorys is a genus of large, deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.-Species:Species within the genus Oocorys include:* Oocorys barbouri* Oocorys bartschi...
  
  
• Oostrombus
• Opalia
• Opaliopsis
• Opechinus
• Ophiacantha
• Ophidion
• Ophiocnida
• Ophiocoma
• Ophiocrossota
• Ophiocten
• Ophiodermella
  Ophiodermella
  Ophiodermella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ophiodermella include:* Ophiodermella akkeshiensis * Ophiodermella cancellata...
  
  
• Ophiodon
• Ophiomusium
• Ophisthoproctus
• Ophisurus
  Ophisurus
  Ophisurus is a genus of eels in the snake eel family Ophichthidae. It currently contains the following species:* Ophisurus macrorhynchos Bleeker, 1853* Ophisurus serpens...
  
  
• Ophiura
• Ophryotrocha
• Opimilda
• Opisthonema
  Opisthonema
  Opisthonema, the thread herrings, is a genus of herring found in tropical waters of the Western Hemisphere. They get their name from a filamentous nature of the last ray of the dorsal fin...
  
  
• Oplegnathus
• Oplophorus
• Oppenheimopecten
• Optivus
• Orbitestella
• Orcinus
• Orectospira
  Orectospira
  Orectospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.-Species:Species within the genus Orectospira include:* Orectospira shikoensis * Orectospira tectiformis...
  
  
• Orinella
  Orinella
  Orinella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:The following species were brought into synonymy:...
  
  
• Orionina
• Ornamentaria
• Ornaticannula
• Orobitella
• Orostaurs
• Orthopristis
• Orthoyoldia
• Osilinus
  Osilinus
  Osilinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Osilinus include:* Osilinus articulatus * Osilinus atratus...
  
  
• Osmerus
  Osmerus
  Osmerus is a genus of fish in the Osmeridae family.It contains the following species:* Pygmy smelt * Rainbow smelt * European smelt...
  
  
• Ossiania
• Osthimosia
• Ostomya
• Ostracion
  Ostracion
  The genus Ostracion, is a member of the boxfish family containing nine species.- Species :* Yellow boxfish, Ostracion cubicus Linnaeus, 1758.* Bluetail trunkfish, Ostracion cyanurus Rüppell, 1828....
  
  
• Ostracoberyx
• Ostrea
  Ostrea
  Ostrea is a genus of oyster in the family Ostreidae. Evidence of a number of species of this genus in the geological fossil record demonstrates the ancient nature of this genus, and also gives testimony to the species that co-existed with members of the Ostrea genus...
  
  
• Ostreola
  Ostreola
  Ostreola is a genus of fungi in the family Mytilinidiaceae. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Ostreola consociata.-External links:*...
  
  
• Otaria
• Otatara
• Otionella
• Otopleura
  Otopleura
  Pyramidella is a genus of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Otopleura include:* Otopleura auriscati...
  
  
• Otukaia
  Otukaia
  Otukaia is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calliostomatidae, the top shells. Otukaia has long been considered a subspecies of Calliostoma and is still treated as such by many authorities....
  
  
• Oudardia
• Oulangia
• Oulastrea
• Oulophyllia
• Ovalipes
  Ovalipes
  Ovalipes is a genus of crabs in the family Portunidae, containing 11 extant species:*Ovalipes australiensis Stephenson & Rees, 1968*Ovalipes catharus *Ovalipes elongatus Stephenson & Rees, 1968...
  
  
• Ovatipsa
  Ovatipsa
  Ovatipsa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.-Species:Species within the genus Ovatipsa include:* Ovatipsa chinensis * Ovatipsa coloba...
  
  
• Ovilia
• Ovinotis
• Ovirissoa
  Ovirissoa
  Ovirissoa is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.-Species:Species within the genus Ovirissoa include:* Ovirissoa adarensis...
  
  
• Ovulactaeon
• Oxygyrus
• Oxyjulis
• Oxymeris
  Oxymeris
  Oxymeris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.-Species:Species within the genus Oxymeris include:* Oxymeris albida * Oxymeris areolata...
  
  
• Oxynaspis
• Oxynotus
  Oxynotus
  Oxynotus is a genus of sharks in the order Squaliformes, commonly known as the rough sharks. It is the only extant genus in the family Oxynotidae. They live in deep waters in the Atlantic and western Pacific oceans....
  
  
• Oxyperas
• Oxystele
  Oxystele
  Oxystele is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-Species:Species within the genus Oxystele include:* Oxystele fulgurata * Oxystele impervia...
  
  
• Ozius
  Ozius
  Ozius is a genus of crabs in the family Menippidae, containing the following species:*Ozius deplanatus *Ozius granulosus De Man, 1879*Ozius guttatus H...