Ptychobela
Encyclopedia
Ptychobela is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
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...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
Species
Species within the genus Ptychobela include:- Ptychobela baynhamiPtychobela baynhamiPtychobela baynhami is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Smith E. A., 1891) - Ptychobela danceiPtychobela danceiPtychobela dancei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kilburn & Dekker, 2008 - Ptychobela griffithiiPtychobela griffithiiPtychobela griffithii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Gray, 1834) - Ptychobela laviniaPtychobela laviniaPtychobela lavinia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Dall, 1919) - Ptychobela opisthochetosPtychobela opisthochetosPtychobela opisthochetos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Kilburn, 1989 - Ptychobela salebraPtychobela salebraPtychobela salebra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
Li & Li, 2007 - Ptychobela sumatrensePtychobela sumatrensePtychobela sumatrense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) - Ptychobela suturalisPtychobela suturalisPtychobela suturalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turridae, the turrids....
(Gray, 1838)