''Spectamen'' is a

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s in the

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Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register of ...

within the superfamily Trochoidea.

Distribution

This marine genus occurs off

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and the

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Species

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

Spectamen adarticulatum ''Spectamen adarticulatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Spectamen adarticulatum''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species ( ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) * ''

Spectamen aratum ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' (Hedley, 1903) * ''

Spectamen babylonia ''Spectamen babylonia'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The size of the shell attains 3.9 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off Indonesia. References Exter ...

'' Vilvens, 2009 * ''

Spectamen basilicum ''Solariella basilica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three Kings Islands 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III m ...

'' (B. A. Marshall, 1999) * ''

Spectamen bellulum ''Spectamen bellulum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of th ...

'' ( Angas, 1869) * ''

Spectamen benthicola ''Spectamen benthicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. The height of the shell attains 5 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs around the ...

'' (Powell, 1937) * † ''

Spectamen carinatum ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' (Laws, 1935) * ''

Spectamen cinctum ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938) * ''

Spectamen cinereum ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' (Preston, 1909) * ''

Spectamen epitheca ''Spectamen epitheca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of th ...

'' ( Iredale, 1929) * ''

Spectamen euteium ''Spectamen euteium'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Spectamen euteium (Vilvens, 2009). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www ...

'' (Vilvens, 2009) * ''

Spectamen exiguum ''Spectamen exiguum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand off Three Kings Islands 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer ...

'' (B. A. Marshall, 1999) * ''

Spectamen flavidum ''Spectamen flavidum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. The height of the shell attains 3.5 mm, its diameter 4.5 mm. This marine species is endemic to New Zealand and occurs off Three K ...

'' (B. A. Marshall, 1999) * ''

Spectamen flavum ''Spectamen flavum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.WoRMS (2012). ''Spectamen flavum''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails& ...

'' (Herbert, 1987) * † ''

Spectamen fossa ''Spectamen'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Solariellidae within the superfamily Trochoidea. Distribution This marine genus occurs off Australia, South Africa, Indonesia and the Philippines. Species ...

'' (Laws, 1932) * '' Spectamen franciscanum'' (Barnard, 1963) * '' Spectamen gertruda'' (Iredale, 1936) * '' Spectamen gerula'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen geruloides'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen laevior'' (Schepman, 1908) * † '' Spectamen lenis'' (Marwick, 1928) * ''

Spectamen luteolum ''Spectamen luteolum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Solariella luteola'' (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies. ...

'' (Powell, 1937) * '' Spectamen marsus'' Cotton & Godfrey, 1938 * '' Spectamen martensi'' (Herbert, 2015) * '' Spectamen multistriatum'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Spectamen mutabile'' (Schepman, 1908) * † '' Spectamen ordo'' (Laws, 1941) * '' Spectamen pardalis'' Herbert, 1987 * ''

Spectamen philippense ''Spectamen philippense'' is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. Description The size of the shell attains 8 mm. The shell has a trochiform shape with a broad base, more conical and less sc ...

'' (Watson, 1881) * '' Spectamen plicatulum'' (Murdoch & Suter, 1906) * '' Spectamen pulcherrimum'' (Angas, 1869) * '' Spectamen roseapicale'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen rubiolae'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen ruthae'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen semireticulatum'' (Suter, 1908) * '' Spectamen sulculiferum'' Herbert, 1987 * '' Spectamen tryphenense'' (Powell, 1930) * † '' Spectamen venustum'' (P. A. Maxwell, 1969) * ''

Spectamen verum ''Spectamen verum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2012). ''Solariella vera'' (Powell, 1937). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ap ...

'' (Powell, 1937) ; Species brought into synonymy: * ''Spectamen corallinum'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1935): synonym of '' Argalista corallina'' (Cotton & Godfrey, 1935) * † ''Spectamen marshalli'' P. A. Maxwell, 1992: synonym of † '' Solariella marshalli'' (P. A. Maxwell, 1992) * ''Spectamen meridianum'' (

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, 1953): synonym of ''

Elaphriella meridiana ''Elaphriella meridiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Elaphriella meridiana (Dell, 1953). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https:/ ...

'' (Dell, 1953) * '' Spectamen rikae'' Vilvens, 2003WoRMS (2010). ''Spectamen rikae'' Vilvens, 2003. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=458556 on 2010-04-22 has become a Cyclophoridae ''incertae sedis'' (terrestrial taxon named as marine) * ''Spectamen semisculptum'' (Martens, 1904): synonym of ''

Zetela semisculpta ''Zetela semisculpta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Zetela semisculpta'' (Martens, 1904). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies ...

'' (E. von Martens, 1904) * ''Spectamen turbynei'' (Barnard, 1963): synonym of '' Zetela turbynei'' (Barnard, 1963)

References

* Ludbrook, N. H. (1956). ''The molluscan fauna of the Pliocene strata underlying the Adelaide Plains. Part 3. Scaphopoda, Polyplacophora, Gastropoda (Haliotidae to Tornidae)''. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 79 : 1-36 * Cotton, B.C. (1959). ''South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda''. Adelaide : Govt. Printer. pp. 1–449. * Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F., 1962 .''A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales''. Mem. Aust. Mus., 11:0-0. * Powell, A.W.B., 1974. ''New Zealand molluscan systematics with descriptions of new species. Part 8.'' Rec. Auckland Inst. Mus., 11:197-207 * Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506 {{Commons category Solariellidae Gastropod genera