''Chlanidota'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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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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Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Ac ...
, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Chlanidota'' include:
* ''
Chlanidota anomala'' Kantor & Harasewych, 2008
* ''
Chlanidota chordata'' (Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Chlanidota densesculpta'' (Martens, 1885)
* ''
Chlanidota invenusta'' Harasewych & Kantor, 1999
* ''
Chlanidota palliata'' Strebel, 1908
* ''
Chlanidota paucispiralis'' Powell, 1951
* ''
Chlanidota pilosa'' Powell, 1951
* ''
Chlanidota signeyana'' Powell, 1951
* ''
Chlanidota vestita'' (Martens, 1878)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Chlanidota bisculpta''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Parabuccinum bisculptum''
(Dell, 1990) (original combination)
* ''Chlanidota elongata''
Lamy, 1910: synonym of ''
Chlanidota signeyana''
Powell, 1951
* ''Chlanidota eltanini''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Parabuccinum eltanini''
(Dell, 1990) (original combination)
* ''Chlanidota lamyi'' Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Chlanidota signeyana''
Powell, 1951
* ''Chlanidota modesta''
(Martens, 1885):
synonym of ''
Chlanidotella modesta''
(Martens, 1885)
* ''Chlanidota polyspeira''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Parabuccinum polyspeirum''
(Dell, 1990) (original combination)
* ''Chlanidota pyriformis''
Dell, 1990: synonym of ''
Chlanidota signeyana''
Powell, 1951
* ''Chlanidota smithi''
Powell, 1958: synonym of ''
Neobuccinum eatoni''
(E. A. Smith, 1875)
References
External links
Martens, E. von. (1878). Conchylien aus den kälteren Meeresgegenden der südlichen Erdhälfte. Sitzungs-Berichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin. 1878: 20-26.
Buccinidae
Gastropod genera
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