Vermetus
Encyclopedia
Vermetus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Vermetidae
, the worm snails or worm shells.
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...
Vermetidae
Vermetidae
Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha....
, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus Vermetus include:- Vermetus aferVermetus aferVermetus afer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Vermetus aliiVermetus aliiVermetus alii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Hadfield & Kay, 1972 - Vermetus cristatus Biondi, 1857 : synonym of Dendropoma petraeumDendropoma petraeumDendropoma petraeum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.-External links:...
- Vermetus enderliVermetus enderliVermetus enderli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Schiaparelli & Metivier, 2000 - Vermetus erucaVermetus erucaVermetus eruca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Lamarck, 1818) - Vermetus gigas Bivona in Philippi, 1836 : synonym of Serpulorbis arenariusSerpulorbis arenariusSerpulorbis arenarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
- Vermetus goreensisVermetus goreensisVermetus goreensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Vermetus granulatusVermetus granulatusVermetus granulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Gravenhorst, 1831) - Vermetus intestinalisVermetus intestinalisVermetus intestinalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Vermetus masierVermetus masierVermetus masier is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Deshayes, 1843 - Vermetus rugulosusVermetus rugulosusVermetus rugulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Monterosato, 1878 - Vermetus selectusVermetus selectusVermetus selectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
(Monterasato, 1892) - Vermetus semisurrectusVermetus semisurrectusVermetus semisurrectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Bivona Ant., 1832 - Vermetus triquetrusVermetus triquetrusVermetus triquetrus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....
Bivona Ant., 1832