Zeacolpus
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Zeacolpus is a genus
of medium-sized sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Turritellidae
, known as the turritellas or tower shells.
Species brought into synonymy :
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 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 family Turritellidae
Turritellidae
Turritellidae, the tower snails, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.These snails are filter feeders...
, known as the turritellas or tower shells.
Species
Species within the genus Zeacolpus include:- Zeacolpus capricorniusZeacolpus capricorniusZeacolpus capricornius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae....
Garrard, 1972 - Zeacolpus fulminatusZeacolpus fulminatusZeacolpus fulminatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae....
Hutton, 1873 - Zeacolpus vittatusZeacolpus vittatusZeacolpus vittatus is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae, the tower snails.-References:...
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Zeacolpus ahiparanus (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...
, 1927) : synonym of Stiracolpus ahiparanus (Powell, A.W.B., 1927) - Zeacolpus ascensus MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus blacki MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus delli MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus knoxi knoxi MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus knoxi tardior MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus maorius (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) : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus mixtus FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1930 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus pagodus (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1849) : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus pagoda pagoda (ReeveLovell Augustus ReeveLovell Augustus Reeve was an English conchologist.Lovell Augustus Reeve was initially apprenticed to a grocer of Ludgate Hill between 1827 and '34...
, 1849) : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus pagoda powelli MarwickJohn MarwickJohn Marwick MM was a New Zealand palaeontologist and geologist.John Marwick was born near Oamaru, New Zealand, on 3 February 1891, the son of Hugh Marwick, and his wife, Jane née Cuthbert. While at Waitaki Boys' High School he helped to collect fossil shells and learned the beginnings of how to...
, 1957 : synonym of Stiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagodaStiracolpus pagoda, common name : the pagoda turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:...
(Reeve, 1849) - Zeacolpus symmetricus (HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1873) : synonym of Stiracolpus symmetricusStiracolpus symmetricusStiracolpus symmetricus, common name : the small turret, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.-References:* -External links:*...
(Hutton, 1873)