''Teretia'' is a

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Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families" ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Teretia'' include: * '' Teretia acus'' (Barnard, 1958) * † '' Teretia anceps'' (Eichwald, 1830) * '' Teretia candelae'' Horro & Rolán, 2017 * † '' Teretia cincta'' (Seguenza, 1880) * † '' Teretia elegantissima'' (Foresti, 1868) * † '' Teretia fusianceps'' F. Nordsieck, 1972 * † '' Teretia guersi'' Schnetler, 2005 * '' Teretia hoisaeteri'' Horro & Rolán, 2017 * † '' Teretia horroi'' Landau, Van Dingenen & Ceulemans, 2020 * † '' Teretia intermedia'' (Foresti, 1874) * ''

Teretia megalembryon ''Teretia megalembryon'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Teretia megalembryon (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) * † '' Teretia monterosatoi'' (Cipolla, 1914) * † ''

Teretia multicingula ''Teretia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Raphitomidae. Species Species within the genus ''Teretia'' include: * ''Teretia acus'' (Barnard, 1958) * † ''Teretia anceps'' (Eichwald, 1830) * '' ...

'' (Seguenza, 1880) * † '' Teretia nana'' (Hornung, 1920) * ''

Teretia neocaledonica ''Teretia neocaledonica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia neocaledonica Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015 * † ''

Teretia oligocaenica ''Teretia oligocaenica'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia oligocaenica Lozouet, 2017 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' Lozouet, 2017 * † ''

Teretia pentacarinifera ''Teretia pentacarinifera'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia pentacarinifera Vera-Peláez, 2002 †. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...

'' Vera-Peláez, 2002 * † ''

Teretia policarinarum ''Teretia policarinarum'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia policarinarum Vera-Peláez, 2002 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' Vera-Peláez, 2002 * ''

Teretia sysoevi ''Teretia sysoevi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia sysoevi Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:// ...

'' Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015 * ''

Teretia tavianii ''Teretia tavianii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia tavianii Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http: ...

'' Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015 * ''

Teretia teres ''Teretia teres'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Taxonomy Considered as specifically distinct from '' Teretia anceps'' (Eichwald, 1830), a Miocene fossil species, by Bouchet & Warén (1980). D ...

'' (Reeve, 1844) * ''

Teretia tongaensis ''Teretia tongaensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia tongaensis Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: h ...

'' Morassi & Bonfitto, 2015 * † ''

Teretia turritelloides ''Teretia turritelloides'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Teretia turritelloides (Bellardi, 1847) †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine ...

'' (Bellardi, 1847) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Teretia aperta'' Dall, 1927: synonym of ''

Teretiopsis thaumastopsis ''Teretiopsis thaumastopsis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 10 mm, its diameter 5.5 mm. (Original description in Latin and French) The shell is thi ...

'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896) * ''Teretia strongyla'' (Dall, 1927): synonym of ''

'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) * ''Teretia thaumastopsis'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1896): synonym of ''

'' (Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896)

References

* Norman, A.M. (1888) Museum Normanianum. IV. Mollusca Marina. T. Caldcleugh, Durham, 29 pp

External links

Bucquoy E., Dautzenberg P. & Dollfus G. (1882-1886). Les mollusques marins du Roussillon. Tome Ier. Gastropodes. Paris: Baillière & fils. 570 pp., 66 pls. [pp. 1-40, pls 1-5, February 1882; pp. 41-84, pls 6-10, August 1882; pp. 85-135, pls 11-15, February 1883; pp. 136-196, pls 16-20, August 1883; pp. 197-222, pls 21-25, January 1884; pp. 223-258, pls 26-30, February 1884; pp. 259-298, pls 31-35, August 1884; pp. 299-342, pls 36-40, September 1884; pp. 343-386, pls 41-45, February 1885; pp. 387-418, pls 46-50, August 1885; pp. 419-454, pls 51-60, January 1886; pp. 455-486, pls 56-60, April 1886; pp. 487-570, pls 61-66, October 1886)

Norman A.M. (1888). ''Museum Normanianum, or a catalogue of the Invertebrata of Europe, and the Arctic North Atlantic Oceans. IV Mollusca marina. V. Brachiopoda.'' Durham, privately printed. 30 pp

Brunetti & Vecchi, Sul ritrovamento di Teretia elengatissima Foresti, 1868 in terreni pliocenici dell'Emilia e della Toscana; Bollettino della Società paleontologica Italiana; volume 42, n. 1-2, 2003

Morassi M. & Bonfitto A. (2015). New Indo-Pacific species of the genus Teretia Norman, 1888 (Gastropoda: Raphitomidae). Zootaxa. 3911(4): 560-570

Bellardi L. (1877), I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria /
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