''Anentome'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
freshwater snail
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks that live in fresh water. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs t ...
s with
opercula,
aquatic
Aquatic means relating to water; living in or near water or taking place in water; does not include groundwater, as "aquatic" implies an environment where plants and animals live.
Aquatic(s) may also refer to:
* Aquatic animal, either vertebrate ...
gastropod
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the subfamily Anentominae of the family
Nassariidae
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (US), or dog whelks (UK) are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized snails, mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. These snails have rounded shells with a high spire, an oval ap ...
, a family, almost all of the rest of which are
marine.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Anentome Cossmann, 1901. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=724651 on 2020-05-21]
Species
Species within the genus ''Anentome'' include:
* ''
Anentome bizonata''
(Deshayes, 1876)
* ''
Anentome cambojiensis
''Anentome cambojiensis'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
''Anentome cambojiensis'' occurs in the Mekong River in Cambodia.
F ...
''
(Reeve, 1861)
* ''
Anentome costulata
''Anentome'' is a genus of freshwater snails with Operculum (gastropod), opercula, Aquatic animal, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae, a family, almost all of the rest of which are Marine (ocean), ma ...
''
(Schepman, 1885)
* ''
Anentome fusca
''Anentome fusca'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Feeding habits
Like all snails in the clade Neogastropoda, this species is carnivorous. ...
''
(H. Adams, 1862)
* ''
Anentome helena
''Anentome helena'', common name assassin snail or bumblebee snail, is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod in the family Nassariidae, most of which are marine.
Distribution
The assassin snail is found throu ...
''
(von dem Busch, 1847)
* ''
Anentome jullieni
''Anentome jullieni'' is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
''Anentome jullieni'' occurs in a small stretch of the ...
''
(Deshayes, 1876)
* ''
Anentome paviei
''Anentome paviei'' is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mekong River in the Khong Dist ...
''
(Morlet, 1866)
* ''
Anentome scalarina
''Anentome scalarina'' is a Southeast Asian species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Mekong River in the Khong D ...
''
(Deshayes, 1876)
* ''
Anentome spinosa
''Anentome spinosa'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
This Southeast Asian species is currently known from a less than 50-km ...
''
(Temcharoen, 1971)
* ''
Anentome wykoffi
''Anentome wykoffi'' is a species of freshwater snail with an operculum, an aquatic gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae.
Distribution
This Southeast Asian species occurs in the Tak Province in northern Thai ...
''
(Brandt, 1974)
References
External links
Adams, H. (1862 ["1861"]). Descriptions of some new genera and species of shells from the collection of Hugh Cuming, Esq. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1861(3): 383-385Strong E.E., Galindo L.A. & Kantor Yu.I. (2017). Quid est Clea helena? Evidence for a previously unrecognized radiation of assassin snails (Gastropoda: Buccinoidea: Nassariidae). PeerJ. 5: e3638Galindo, L. A.; Puillandre, N.; Utge, J.; Lozouet, P.; Bouchet, P. (2016). The phylogeny and systematics of the Nassariidae revisited (Gastropoda, Buccinoidea). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 99: 337-353
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Nassariidae
Gastropod genera