Plesiotrochus
Encyclopedia
Plesiotrochus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Cerithiidae
.
It is placed in the Cerithiidae
in the World Register of Marine Species
.
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...
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :...
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It is placed in the Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae
Cerithiidae, common name the cerithiids or ceriths, is a large family of medium-sized marine gastropods in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Distribution :...
in the World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
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Species
Species within the genus Plesiotrochus include:- Plesiotrochus monachus (Crosse & Fischer, 1864)
- Plesiotrochus souverbianusPlesiotrochus souverbianusPlesiotrochus souverbianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Plesiotrochidae.It is placed in the Cerithiidae in the World Register of Marine Species....