''Belomitra'' 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
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s in the
family
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Belomitridae
The Belomitridae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelk
Whelks are any of several carnivorous sea snail species with a swirling, tapered shell. Many are eaten by humans, such as the common whelk of the North Atlan ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* ''
Belomitra admete''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra aikeni
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ( ...
''
(Lussi, 2011)
* ''
Belomitra aoteana''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Belomitra bouteti''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachymitra''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachytoma''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Belomitra caudata''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra challengeri''
(E. A. Smith, 1891)
* ''
Belomitra chasmata''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Belomitra christina''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Belomitra climacella''
(Dall, 1895)
* ''
Belomitra comitas''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra decapitata''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra granulata''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra gymnobela''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra hypsomitra''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra leobrerorum''
Poppe & Tagaro, 2010
* ''
Belomitra minutula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra nesiotica''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra pacifica''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''
Belomitra paschalis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra pourtalesii''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Belomitra problematica''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra quadruplex
''Belomitra quadruplex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Belomitridae, the whelks.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European wat ...
''
(Watson, 1882)
* ''
Belomitra radula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra reticulata''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra richardi''
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
* ''
Belomitra subula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra torquata''
(Barnard, 1963)
* ''
Belomitra viridis''
(Okutani, 1966)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Belomitra fischeri''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra lyrata''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra paradoxa''
P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra spelta''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
References
* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). ''Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda).'' Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121–296
* Beu A.G. (1970). Bathyal Upper Miocene Mollusca from Wairarapa District, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Sciences. 7(12): 209-240
External links
Fischer P. (1882-1883). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques recueillis dans le cours des expéditions scientifiques de l'aviso "Le Travailleur" (1880 et 1881). Journal de Conchyliologie 30: 49-53 [1882], 273-277 Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Rivasseau A. & Bouchet P. (2012) Neither a buccinid nor a turrid: A new family of deep-sea snails for Belomitra P. Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with a review of Recent Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 3496: 1–64 Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Rivasseau A. & Bouchet P. (2012) Neither a buccinid nor a turrid: A new family of deep-sea snails for Belomitra P. Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with a review of Recent Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 3496: 1–64
Belomitridae
Gastropod genera
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