Vanikoridae
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Vanikoridae is a family
of very small or medium sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the clade
Littorinimorpha
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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...
of very small or medium sized 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 molluscs in the clade
Clade
A clade is a group consisting of a species and all its descendants. In the terms of biological systematics, a clade is a single "branch" on the "tree of life". The idea that such a "natural group" of organisms should be grouped together and given a taxonomic name is central to biological...
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large clade of gastropods within Hypsogastropoda consisting primarily of marine species, but also aquatic and terrestrial species as well....
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Genera and species
Genera and species within the family Vanikoridae include:- Genus Caledoniella
- Caledoniella montrouzieri Souverbie, 1869
- Genus Larsenia
- Larsenia scalaroidesLarsenia scalaroidesLarsenia scalaroides is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Warén, 1989
- Larsenia scalaroides
- Genus Macromphalus
- Macromphalus abylensisMacromphalus abylensisMacromphalus abylensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Warén & Bouchet, 1988
- Macromphalus abylensis
- Genus Megalomphalus
- Megalomphalus azonusMegalomphalus azonusMegalomphalus azonus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Brusina, 1865 - Megalomphalus disciformisMegalomphalus disciformisMegalomphalus disciformis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Granata-Grillo, 1877 - Megalomphalus petitianusMegalomphalus petitianusMegalomphalus petitianus is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Tiberi, 1869
- Megalomphalus azonus
- Genus TalassiaTalassiaTalassia is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae.-Species:Species within the genus Talassia include:* Talassia coriacea* Talassia dagueneti* Talassia tenuisculpta...
- Talassia coriaceaTalassia coriaceaTalassia coriacea is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Manzoni, 1868 - Talassia daguenetiTalassia daguenetiTalassia dagueneti is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
de Folin, 1873 - Talassia tenuisculptaTalassia tenuisculptaTalassia tenuisculpta is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Watson, 1873
- Talassia coriacea
- Genus VanikoroVanikoro (gastropod)Vanikoro is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae.-Species:Species within the genus Vanikoro include:* Vanikoro cancellata * Vanikoro cumingiana...
J.R.C. Quoy & J.P. Gaimard, 1832- Vanikoro cancellataVanikoro cancellataVanikoro cancellata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Lamarck, 1822 - Vanikoro distansVanikoro distansVanikoro distans is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae....
Récluz, 1844
- Vanikoro cancellata