''Megalomphalus'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of very small
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
Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...
s in the
family
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Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of small 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, ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Megalomphalus'' include:
* ''
Megalomphalus azoneus
''Megalomphalus azoneus'' is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
...
''
(Brusina, 1865)
* ''
Megalomphalus californicus''
(Dall, 1903)
* ''
Megalomphalus caro''
Dall, 1927
* ''
Megalomphalus disciformis''
(Granata-Grillo, 1877)
* ''
Megalomphalus lamellosus''
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
* ''
Megalomphalus margaritae''
Rolán & Rubio, 1998
* ''
Megalomphalus millerae''
(Usticke, 1959)
* ''
Megalomphalus oxychone''
(Mörch, 1877)
* ''
Megalomphalus petitianus''
(Tiberi, 1869)
* ''
Megalomphalus pilsbryi''
(Olsson & McGinty, 1958)
* ''
Megalomphalus ronaldi''
Segers, Swinnen & De Prins, 2009
* ''
Megalomphalus schmiederi''
McLean, 1996
* ''
Megalomphalus serus''
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
Gastropod genera
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