Ophiodermella
Encyclopedia
Ophiodermella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Borsoniidae
.
Species 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...
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.In 2011, Bouchet, Kantor et al...
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Species
Species within the genus Ophiodermella include:- Ophiodermella akkeshiensisOphiodermella akkeshiensisOphiodermella akkeshiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae....
(Habe, 1958) - Ophiodermella cancellataOphiodermella cancellataOphiodermella cancellata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from British Columbia, Canada to Washington, USA-External links:*...
(Carpenter, 1864) - Ophiodermella fancheraeOphiodermella fancheraeOphiodermella fancherae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae....
(Dall, 1903) - Ophiodermella grippiOphiodermella grippiOphiodermella grippi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 18 mm and 30 mm-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1919) - Ophiodermella inermisOphiodermella inermisOphiodermella inermis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Description:The shell grows to a length of 40 mm.The shell is pinkish ash-colored under a light olivaceous epidermis...
(Reeve, 1843) - Ophiodermella ogurana (Yokoyama, 1922)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Ophiodermella montereyensis Bartsch, 1944 : synonym of Ophiodermella inermis (Reeve, 1843)