Megastomia
Encyclopedia
Megastomia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Pyramidellidae
, the pyrams and their allies.
The following species were brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae
Pyramidellidae, common name the pyram family, or pyramid shells, is a voluminous taxonomic family of mostly small and minute ectoparasitic sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs....
, the pyrams and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus Megastomia include:- Megastomia aliterMegastomia aliterMegastomia aliter is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* * *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia caninaMegastomia caninaMegastomia canina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia conoidea (Brocchi, 1884)
- Megastomia corimbensisMegastomia corimbensisMegastomia corimbensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Distribution:This species occurs in the following locations:* Angola* Cape Verde* Europe* Principe Archipelagos...
Schander, 1994 - Megastomia coseliMegastomia coseliMegastomia coseli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia guttaMegastomia guttaMegastomia gutta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia palmaensisMegastomia palmaensisMegastomia palmaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia rurisMegastomia rurisMegastomia ruris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* * *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia troncosoiMegastomia troncosoiMegastomia troncosoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Peñas & Rolán, 2002 - Megastomia turbiniformisMegastomia turbiniformisMegastomia turbiniformis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999 - Megastomia winfriediMegastomia winfriediMegastomia winfriedi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-External links:* * * *...
Penas & Rolan, 1999
The following species were brought into synonymy:
- Megastomia conspicua (Alder, 1850) accepted as Odostomia conspicuaOdostomia conspicuaOdostomia conspicua is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.-Description:The shell grows to a length of 8.7 mm....
Alder, 1850