''Caducifer'' 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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Prodotiidae
The Prodotiidae are a taxonomic family of 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 Atlantic. Mos ...
.
[Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2018). Caducifer Dall, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204688 on 2018-01-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Caducifer'' include:
* ''
Caducifer camelopardalus''
Watters, 2009
* ''
Caducifer concinnus''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Caducifer decapitatus''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Caducifer englerti''
(Hertlein, 1960)
* ''
Caducifer truncatus''
(Hinds, 1844)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Caducifer atlanticus''
Coelho, Matthews & Cardosa, 1970: synonym of ''
Monostiolum atlanticum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* '' Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
(Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* ''Caducifer cinis''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Engina cinis''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Caducifer crebristriatus''
(Carpenter, 1856): synonym of ''
Monostiolum crebristriatus
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
(Carpenter, 1856)
* ''Caducifer nebulosus''
(Gould, 1860): synonym of ''
Zafrona isomella''
(Duclos, 1840)
* ''Caducifer nigricostatus''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Monostiolum nigricostatum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Caducifer truncata''
ic synonym of ''Caducifer truncatus''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Caducifer weberi''
Watters, 1983: synonym of ''
Bailya weberi''
(Watters, 1983) (original combination)
References
External links
Watters, G. T. (2009). A revision of the western Atlantic Ocean genera Anna, Antillophos, Bailya, Caducifer, Monostiolum, and Parviphos, with description of a new genus, Dianthiphos, and notes on Engina and Hesperisternia Gastropoda: Buccinidae: Pisaniinae) and Cumia (Colubrariidae). The Nautilus. 123(4): 225-275
Prodotiidae
Gastropod genera
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