''Petaloconchus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is es ...
s in the
family
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Vermetidae
The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and ...
, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''
Petaloconchus apakadikike
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* '' Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ''
Petaloconchus caperatus''
(Tate & May, 1900)
* ''
Petaloconchus cereus''
Carpenter, 1857
* ''
Petaloconchus cochlidium''
Carpenter, 1857
* ''
Petaloconchus compactus''
(Carpenter, 1864)
* ''
Petaloconchus complicatus''
Dall, 1908
*''
Petaloconchus erectus''
(Dall
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, 1888)
* ''
Petaloconchus flavescens
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
Carpenter, 1857
*''
Petaloconchus floridanus''
Olsson & Harbison, 1953
*''
Petaloconchus glomeratus''
(Linnaeus
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, 1758
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)
* ''
Petaloconchus innumerabilis
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* '' Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
Pilsbry & Olsson, 1935
*''
Petaloconchus interliratus
''Petaloconchus interliratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This cl ...
''
Stearns, 1893
*''
Petaloconchus intortus
''Petaloconchus intortus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
Th ...
''
(Lamarck
Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...
, 1818)
* ''
Petaloconchus keenae
''Petaloconchus keenae'' is a worm snail common in intertidal and subtidal areas in Hawaiʻi and the tropical Pacific. It has a symbiotic relationship with multiple coral genera, such as '' Porites'', ''Montipora
''Montipora'' is a genus ...
''
Hadfield & Kay, 1972
* ''
Petaloconchus lamellosus
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* '' Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
Ladd, 1972
* ''
Petaloconchus laurae
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* '' Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
Scuderi, 2012
* ''
Petaloconchus lilacinus
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* '' Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
(Mörch, 1862)
* ''
Petaloconchus lilandikike
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ''
Petaloconchus macrophragma
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
Carpenter, 1857
*''
Petaloconchus mcgintyi
''Petaloconchus mcgintyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class ...
''
Olsson & Harbison, 1953
* ''
Petaloconchus merkana''
Ladd, 1972
* ''
Petaloconchus montereyensis''
Dall, 1919
* ''
Petaloconchus myrakeenae''
Absalão & Rios, 1987
* ''
Petaloconchus nerinaeoides''
Carpenter, 1857
*''
Petaloconchus nigricans''
(Dall
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, 1884)
* ''
Petaloconchus octosectus''
Carpenter, 1857
* ''
Petaloconchus pachylasma
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''Petaloconchus apakadikike'' W. C. Kelly, 2007
* ...
''
(Mörch, 1862)
* ''
Petaloconchus renisectus''
Carpenter, 1857
* † ''
Petaloconchus sculpturatus
''Petaloconchus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Species
Species within the genus ''Petaloconchus'' include:
* ''Petaloconchus apak ...
''
H. C. Lea, 1843
* ''
Petaloconchus tokyoensis''
(Pilsbry, 1895)
*''
Petaloconchus varians
''Petaloconchus varians'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class c ...
''
(d’Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1839)≤
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''Petaloconchus adansoni''
(Daudin, 1800):
synonym of ''
Vermetus adansonii
''Vermetus adansonii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae
The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in t ...
''
Daudin, 1800 (incorrect generic placement)
* ''Petaloconchus annulatus''
(Yokoyama, 1924): synonym of ''
Vermetus annulatus
''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age rang ...
''
Yokoyama, 1924
* ''Petaloconchus floridana''
ic synonym of ''Petaloconchus floridanus''
Olsson & Harbison, 1953 (incorrect gender ending)
References
External links
Lea H.C. (1843). Abstract of a paper read before the American Philosophical Society, May 29th, 1843, entitled "Descriptions of some new fossil shells, from the Tertiary of Petersburg, Virginia". H.C. Lea, Philadelphia. 12 ppLea H.C. (1843). Description of some new fossil shells from the Tertiary of Virginia. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. 3: 162-165Carpenter, P. P. (1857). Catalogue of the collection of Mazatlan Mollusca in the British Museum collected by Frederick Reigen. London: British Museum. xvi + 552 ppMörch, O. A. L. (1860). Beiträge zur Molluskenfauna Central-Amerika's. Malakozoologische Blätter. 7: 66–106Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948, 1-103.
External links
Vermetidae
Gastropod genera
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