Terestrombus
| Terestrombus | |
|---|---|
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| Five views of a shell of Terestrombus terebellatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Terestrombus Kronenberg & Vermeij, 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Lambis fragilis Röding, 1798 | |
Terestrombus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Terestrombus include:
- Terestrombus afrobellatus (Abbott, 1960)
- Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798)
- Terestrombus terebellatus (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842)
References
- ↑ Terestrombus Kronenberg & Vermeij, 2002 . WoRMS (2009). Terestrombus. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531846 on 29 March 2011.
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