''Bacteridium'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[WoRMS (2010). ''Bacteridium''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415093 on 2011-10-26]
Distribution
Most of the marine species within this genus occur in the
Caribbean Sea and the
Gulf of Mexico, with the exception of ''Bacteridium resticulum'' being situated off the west coast of
Africa and its countries,
Angola,
Namibia and
Gabon.
Species
There are four known species within the genus ''Bacteridium'', these include:
* ''
Bacteridium bermudense
''Bacteridium bermudense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species remains within the Bacteridium genus of gastropods, with the exception of the other three ...
''
(Dall & Bartsch, 1911)
* ''
Bacteridium carinatum
''Bacteridium carinatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae and the genus '' Bacteridium''.
Distribution
The vast majority of this species is distributed within marine terrain off the west co ...
''
(de Folin, 1870)
* ''
Bacteridium resticulum
''Bacteridium resticulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species remains within the Bacteridium genus of gastropods, with the exception of the other three ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''
Bacteridium vittatum
''Bacteridium vittatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. The species belongs to the gastropod genus '' Bacteridium'', along with ''Bacteridium bermudense'', '' ...
''
(A. Adams, 1861) OBIS: Bacteridium vittatum; retrieved: 26 December 2011
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References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
* Rolán E., 2005. ''Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago''. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
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