Nihonia
Encyclopedia
Nihonia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cochlespiridae
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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 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...
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae
Cochlespiridae is a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family is not well differentiated morphologically, and there is poor congruence between the molecular and shell characters. Its limits are uncertain...
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Species
Species within the genus Nihonia include:- Nihonia australisNihonia australisNihonia australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae. -Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 70 mm and 95 mm. The olive-brown shell is pyramidally acuminated. The whorls are longitudinally stoutly ribbed, transversely very finely...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Nihonia circumstrictaNihonia circumstrictaNihonia circumstricta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
(Martens, 1901) - Nihonia maximaNihonia maximaNihonia maxima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cochlespiridae....
Sysoev, 1997