Siliquaria
Encyclopedia
Siliquaria is a genus
of sea snail
s. These are marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae
, common name
the slit worm snails.
Siliquaria is the type genus
of the family Siliquariidae
.
Siliquaria is considered as an objective synonym
of Tenagodus
Guettard, 1770 in World Register of Marine Species
.
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with names in current use ;
Subgenus Siliquaria
Subgenus Pyxipoma
Synonymized species
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. These are marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae
Siliquariidae
Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
, common name
Common name
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the slit worm snails.
Siliquaria is the type genus
Type genus
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of the family Siliquariidae
Siliquariidae
Siliquariidae is a family of sea snails with unusual, very loosely coiled shells. These are marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.- Taxonomy :The following two subfamilies have been recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi :...
.
Siliquaria is considered as an objective synonym
Synonym
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of Tenagodus
Tenagodus
Tenagodus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Siliquariidae.-Species:Species within the genus Tenagodus include:* Tenagodus anguinus * Tenagodus barbadensis Bieler, 2004...
Guettard, 1770 in World Register of Marine Species
World Register of Marine Species
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.
Species
Species in the genus Siliquaria include:- Siliquaria muricatusSiliquaria muricatusSiliquaria muricatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
Lamarck - Siliquaria noraiSiliquaria noraiSiliquaria norai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
Bozzetti, 1998
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also mentions the following species with names in current use ;
- Siliquaria bernardi Mörch, 1860
- Siliquaria chuni (Thiele, 1925)
- Siliquaria gigas Lesson, 1830
- Siliquaria muricata (Born, 1780)
- Siliquaria reentzii (Mörch, 1865)
- Siliquaria scalariformis Mörch, 1861
Subgenus Siliquaria
- Siliquaria anguina (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Siliquaria armata Kuroda, Habe & Kosuge, 1971
- Siliquaria australis Quoy & Gaimard, 1834
- Siliquaria encausticus (Mörch, 1861)
- Siliquaria tostus (Mörch, 1861)
Subgenus Pyxipoma
- Siliquaria tahitensis (Mörch, 1861)
- Siliquaria weldiiSiliquaria weldiiSiliquaria weldii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Siliquariidae, common name the slit worm snails.-References:...
Tenison WoodsJulian Tenison WoodsJulian Edmund Tenison Woods was an English Roman Catholic priest and geologist, active in Australia. With Saint Mary MacKillop, he helped to found the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart at Penola in 1866....
, 1876 - Siliquaria maoriaSiliquaria maoriaSiliquaria maoria is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Siliquariidae, common name the slit worm snails.-References:...
PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1940
Synonymized species
- Siliquaria bipartita Martin, 1880 : synonym of Kuphus polythalamia (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Siliquaria cumingii Mörch, 1861 : synonym of Tenagodus cumingiiTenagodus cumingiiTenagodus cumingii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
(Mörch, 1861) - Siliquaria lactea Lamarck, 1818 : synonym of Tenagodes lacteusTenagodes lacteusTenagodes lacteus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
Lamarck, 1818 - Siliquaria ponderosa Mörch, 1861 : synonym of Tenagodus ponderosusTenagodus ponderosusTenagodus ponderosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
(Mörch, 1861) - Siliquaria senegalensis (Mörch, 1860) : synonym of Tenagodus senegalensisTenagodus senegalensisTenagodus senegalensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
(Récluz in Mörch, 1860) - Siliquaria trochlearis (MörchOtto Andreas Lowson MörchOtto Andreas Lowson Mörch was a biologist, specifically a malacologist. He lived in Sweden, in Denmark, and in France.- Taxa described :Bibliography and taxa described by Otto Andreas Lowson Mörch include:...
, 1860) : synonym of Tenagodes trochlearisTenagodes trochlearisTenagodes trochlearis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Siliquariidae....
(Mörch, 1861)
Further reading
- Powell A. W. B.Arthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers LtdHarperCollinsHarperCollins is a publishing company owned by News Corporation. It is the combination of the publishers William Collins, Sons and Co Ltd, a British company, and Harper & Row, an American company, itself the result of an earlier merger of Harper & Brothers and Row, Peterson & Company. The worldwide...
, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1