''Trigonostoma'' is a
genus
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of
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
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this ...
, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a
trematode
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genus in the family
Aspidogastridae, that is actually a synonym of the genus ''
Multicalyx''
Faust & Tang, 1936
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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(WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Trigonostoma'' :
* † ''
Trigonostoma ampullaceum''
(Brocchi, 1814)
* ''
Trigonostoma antiquatum''
(Hinds, 1843) - antique nutmeg
* † ''
Trigonostoma barnardi''
A. W. Janssen, 1984
* ''
Trigonostoma breve
''Trigonostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a trematode genus in the family Aspidogastridae, that is actually a synonym of the ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832a)
* ''
Trigonostoma bullatum''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832a) - bubble nutmeg
* ''
Trigonostoma chui
''Trigonostoma chui'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, mari ...
''
Yen, 1936
* ''
Trigonostoma diamantinum''
Garrard, 1975
* ''
Trigonostoma elegantulum''
(M. Smith, 1947) little elegant nutmeg
* † ''
Trigonostoma exampullaceum
''Trigonostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a trematode genus in the family Aspidogastridae, that is actually a synonym of the ...
''
(Sacco, 1894)
* † ''
Trigonostoma exgeslini
''Trigonostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a trematode genus in the family Aspidogastridae, that is actually ...
''
(Sacco, 1894)
* † ''
Trigonostoma extractrix
''Trigonostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a trematode genus in the family Aspidogastridae, that is actually a synonym of the ...
''
(Boettger, 1906)
* ''
Trigonostoma gofasi
''Trigonostoma gofasi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, ma ...
''
Verhecken, 2007
* ''
Trigonostoma goniostoma
''Trigonostoma goniostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832a) - angle-mouth nutmeg
* ''
Trigonostoma iota
''Trigonostoma iota'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, mari ...
''
Garrard, 1975
* ''
Trigonostoma kilburni
''Trigonostoma kilburni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
The specific name ''kilburni'' is in honor of South African malacologist Richard Neil Kilburn.
Description
Dist ...
''
Petit & Harasewych, 2000
* ''
Trigonostoma lamberti
''Trigonostoma lamberti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, ...
''
(Souverbie, 1870 in Souverbie & Montrouzier)
* ''
Trigonostoma laseroni
''Trigonostoma laseroni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, ...
''
(Iredale, 1936) - Laseron's nutmeg
* † ''
Trigonostoma lindeni
''Trigonostoma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
''Trigonostoma'' is also the name given to a trematode genus in the family Aspidogastridae, that is actually a synonym of the ...
''
A. W. Janssen, 1984
* ''
Trigonostoma milleri''
(Burch, 1949) - Miller's nutmeg
* ''
Trigonostoma mozambicense
''Trigonostoma mozambicense'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 20 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean ...
''
Petit & Harasewych, 2002
* ''
Trigonostoma nitidum''
(A. Adams, 1855)
* † ''
Trigonostoma parvotriangula''
Sacco, 1894
* † ''
Trigonostoma protrigonostoma''
(Sacco, 1894)
* † ''
Trigonostoma pseudumbilicare''
Peyrot, 1928
* ''
Trigonostoma pygmaeum''
(C.B. Adams, 1852)
* ''
Trigonostoma rugosum''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Trigonostoma scala''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Trigonostoma scalare''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Trigonostoma schroeckingeri''
(R. Hoernes & Auinger, 1890)
* ''
Trigonostoma semidisjunctum''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1849a) - disjunct nutmeg
* † ''
Trigonostoma subsuturale''
(d'Orbigny, 1852)
* ''
Trigonostoma tenerum''
(Philippi, 1848) - Philippi's nutmeg
* ''
Trigonostoma tessella''
Garrard, 1975
* ''
Trigonostoma thysthlon''
Petit & Harasewych, 1987
* ''
Trigonostoma tryblium''
Bouchet & Petit, 2008
* ''
Trigonostoma tuberculosum''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832a)
* † ''
Trigonostoma umbilicare''
(Brocchi, 1814)
; Subgenus ''Trigonostoma'' Blainville, 1825
* ''
Trigonostoma pellucida'' - triangular nutmeg
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Trigonostoma bicolor''
(Hinds, 1843) : synonym of ''
Scalptia bicolor''
(Hinds, 1843)
* ''Trigonostoma campbelli''
Shasky, 1961 accepted as ''
Axelella campbelli
''Axelella campbelli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, mar ...
''
(Shasky, 1961)
* † ''Trigonostoma christiei''
Finlay, 1924 accepted as † ''
Scalptia christiei''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''Trigonostoma costiferum''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of ''
Scalptia costifera''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Trigonostoma damasoi''
T. Cossignani, 2015 accepted as ''Trigonostoma gofasi''
Verhecken, 2007
* ''Trigonostoma foveolata''
ic synonym of ''
Scalptia foveolata
''Scalptia foveolata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family (biology), family of small to medium-large sea snails, ma ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)
* ''Trigonostoma rugosum''
(Lamarck, 1822) accepted as ''
Bivetopsia rugosa''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Trigonostoma scalariformis''
(Lamarck, 1822) accepted as ''
Scalptia scalariformis''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Trigonostoma semidisjuncta''
ic synonym of ''Trigonostoma semidisjunctum''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1849)
* † ''Trigonostoma thisbe''
Olsson, 1964 accepted as † ''
Ventrilia thisbe''
(Olsson, 1964)
* † ''Trigonostoma triumpha''
Olsson, 1964 accepted as † ''
Ventrilia triumpha''
(Olsson, 1964)
* ''Trigonostoma tuberculosa''
ic synonym of ''Trigonostoma tuberculosum''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''Trigonostoma vinnulum''
Iredale, 1925: synonym of ''
Trigonaphera vinnulum''
(Iredale, 1925) (original combination)
* † ''Trigonostoma waikaiaensis''
Finlay, 1924 accepted as † ''
Scalptia waikaiaensis''
(Finlay, 1924)
References
* Hemmen J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae.Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
* Bouchet P. & Petit R.E. (2008). ''New species and new records of southwest Pacific Cancellariidae.'' The Nautilus 122(1): 1-18.
External links
Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. 4 pp., 61 plates. LondonBlainville, H. M. D. de. (1825-1827). Manuel de malacologie et de conchyliologie. Paris, Levrault 1-647Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24
Cancellariidae
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