Petaloconchus
Encyclopedia
Petaloconchus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Vermetidae
, the worm snails or worm shells.
Genus
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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)
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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...
Vermetidae
Vermetidae
Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha....
, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus Petaloconchus include:- Petaloconchus adansoniPetaloconchus adansoniPetaloconchus adansoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Daudin, 1800) - Petaloconchus erectusPetaloconchus erectusPetaloconchus erectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Dall, 1888) - Petaloconchus floridanusPetaloconchus floridanusPetaloconchus floridanus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Olsson & Harbison, 1953 - Petaloconchus glomeratusPetaloconchus glomeratusPetaloconchus glomeratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Petaloconchus interliratusPetaloconchus interliratusPetaloconchus interliratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Stearns, 1893 - Petaloconchus mcgintyiPetaloconchus mcgintyiPetaloconchus mcgintyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Olsson & Harbison, 1953 - Petaloconchus nigricansPetaloconchus nigricansPetaloconchus nigricans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Dall, 1884) - Petaloconchus variansPetaloconchus variansPetaloconchus varians is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(d’Orbigny, 1839)