''Megalomphalus'' is a

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of very small

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 ...

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s in the

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Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Genera and species Genera within the family Vanikoridae include: * '' Amamiconcha'' Habe, 1961 * '' Berthais'' Melvill, 1 ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include: * ''

Megalomphalus azoneus ''Megalomphalus'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Vanikoridae. Species Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include: * ''Megalomphalus azoneus'' (Brusina, 186 ...

'' (Brusina, 1865) * '' Megalomphalus californicus'' (Dall, 1903) * '' Megalomphalus caro'' Dall, 1927 * ''

Megalomphalus disciformis ''Megalomphalus disciformis'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. ...

'' (Granata-Grillo, 1877) * ''

Megalomphalus lamellosus ''Megalomphalus'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae. Species Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include: * ''Megalomphalus azoneus ''Megalomphalus'' is a genus of very small sea ...

'' (d'Orbigny, 1842) * ''

Megalomphalus margaritae ''Megalomphalus margaritae'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. ...

'' Rolán & Rubio, 1998 * ''

Megalomphalus millerae ''Megalomphalus'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae. Species Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include: * ''Megalomphalus azoneus'' (Brusina, 1865) * '' Megalomphalus californicus ...

'' (Usticke, 1959) * ''

Megalomphalus oxychone ''Megalomphalus oxychone'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. G ...

'' (Mörch, 1877) * ''

Megalomphalus petitianus ''Megalomphalus petitianus'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. ...

'' (Tiberi, 1869) * ''

Megalomphalus pilsbryi ''Megalomphalus pilsbryi'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. G ...

'' (Olsson & McGinty, 1958) * ''

Megalomphalus ronaldi ''Megalomphalus ronaldi'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Ge ...

'' Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009 * ''

Megalomphalus schmiederi ''Megalomphalus'' is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae. Species Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include: * ''Megalomphalus azoneus'' (Brusina, 1865) * '' Megalomphalus californicus ...

'' McLean, 1996 * ''

Megalomphalus serus ''Megalomphalus serus'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vanikoridae Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Gene ...

'' Rolán & Rubio, 1999 * '' Megalomphalus troudei'' (Bavay, 1908) Synonyms: * ''Megalomphalus mercatoris'' Adam & Knudsen, 1969 accepted as ''Megalomphalus disciformis'' (Granata-Grillo, 1877) * ''Megalomphalus seguenzai'' Cossmann, 1918 accepted as ''Megalomphalus disciformis'' (Granata-Grillo, 1877)

References

Vanikoridae {{Vanikoridae-stub