''Archimediella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine 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
family
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Turritellidae
Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of small- to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade.
They are filter feeders; ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archimediella Sacco, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716847 on 2019-11-04]
Species
Species within the genus ''Archimediella'' include:
* † ''
Archimediella bonei''
(Baily, 1855) [ Kiel S. (2003) ''New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa)''; Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475 ]
* † ''
Archimediella cochlias
''Archimediella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Turritellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archimediella Sacco, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Bayan, 1873)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Archimediella annulata''
(Kiener, 1843): synonym of ''
Turritella annulata
''Turritella annulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae
Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sm ...
''
Kiener, 1843
* ''Archimediella bicingulata''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
Turritella bicingulata
''Turritella bicingulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Gabon and Angola
Angola, officially the Re ...
''
Lamarck, 1822
* ''Archimediella cochlea''
(Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''
Turritella cochlea''
Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation)
* ''Archimediella conspersa''
(A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''
Turritella conspersa''
A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation)
* ''Archimediella dirkhartogensis''
Garrard, 1972: synonym of ''
Turritella dirkhartogensis''
(Garrard, 1972) (Original combination)
* ''Archimediella fastigiata''
(A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''
Turritella fastigiata
''Turritella fastigiata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae
Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of s ...
''
A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation)
* ''Archimediella gemmata''
(Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''
Turritella gemmata''
Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation)
* ''Archimediella maculata''
(Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''
Turritella maculata
''Turritella maculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 10 mm.
Distribution
The marine species occurs off Australia; in ...
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Reeve, 1849
* ''Archimediella occidua''
(Cotton & N. H. Woods, 1935): synonym of ''
Turritella terebra
''Turritella terebra'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Turritellidae.
Description
The shell of ''Turritella terebra'', has a long tower-like shape which resembles a drill, hence its name. ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758) (Alternate representation of synonym)
* ''Archimediella torulosa''
(Kiener, 1843): synonym of ''
Turritella torulosa''
Kiener, 1843
* A''rchimediella vermicularis''
(Brocchi, 1814): synonym of ''
Helminthia vermicularis
''Helminthotheca'' (commonly called ox-tongue) is a genus in the tribe Cichorieae of the family Asteraceae. ''Helminthotheca'' is closely related to the genus ''Picris'', both within the Hypochaeridinae subtribe.
; Species
* ''Helminthotheca ac ...
''
(Brocchi, 1814)
References
External links
Sacco, F. (1895) I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XIX. (Turritellidae e Mathildidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 43 pp., 3 plHarzhauser M. & Landau B. (2019). Turritellidae (Gastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea with considerations about turritellid genera. Zootaxa. 4681(1): 1-136
Turritellidae
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