Talopena
Encyclopedia
Talopena is a genus
of sea snail, marine
gastropod molluscs of the family
Trochidae
, the top shells.
Genus
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of sea snail, 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 molluscs of 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...
Trochidae
Trochidae
The Trochidae, common name top snails, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda ....
, the top shells.
Species
- Talopena carmesinaTalopena carmesinaTalopena carmesina is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.-References:* Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1...
(Webster, 1908) - Talopena discerna Iredale, 1937
- Talopena gloriola Iredale, 1929
- Talopena incerta (Iredale, 1912)
- Talopena vernicosa (Gould, 1861)