Mirachelus
Encyclopedia
Mirachelus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Chilodontidae
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Chilodontidae
Chilodontidae (gastropods)
Chilodontidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda .- Taxonomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Mirachelus include:- Mirachelus acanthus Quinn, 1991
- Mirachelus clinocnemusMirachelus clinocnemusMirachelus clinocnemus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-References:* Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp , Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota....
Quinn, 1979 - Mirachelus corbisMirachelus corbisMirachelus corbis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, the seas around Cuba and the Lesser Antilles.-References:...
(Dall, 1889) - Mirachelus galapagensis McLean, 1970
- Mirachelus urueuauauMirachelus urueuauauMirachelus urueuauau is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae....
Absalao, 2009