''Vermetus'' is a

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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 do n ...

, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the

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from the

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to the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Vermetus'' include: * '' Vermetus adansonii'' Daudin, 1800 * '' Vermetus afer'' (

Gmelin Gmelin may refer to: * Karl Christian Gmelin, Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis, Alsatica et confinium regionum cis- et transrhenania'' (1806) * Charles Gmelin (1872–1950), British Olympic athlete * ...

, 1791) * '' Vermetus annulus'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1843 * '' Vermetus balanitintinnabuli'' Mörch, 1862 * ''

Vermetus bieleri ''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 range: fr ...

'' Scuderi, Swinnen & Templado, 2017 * '' Vermetus biperforatus'' Bieler, Collins, Golding & Rawlings, 2019 * ''

Vermetus brasiliensis ''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 range: fr ...

'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * '' Vermetus carinatus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * ''

Vermetus dentiferus ''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 range: fr ...

'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * ''

Vermetus enderli ''Vermetus enderli'' 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 th ...

'' Schiaparelli & Metivier, 2000 * ''

Vermetus eruca ''Vermetus eruca'' 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 the ...

'' (

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 biolo ...

, 1818) (

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) * ''

Vermetus granulatus ''Vermetus granulatus'' 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 ...

'' ( Gravenhorst, 1831) * ''

Vermetus intestinalis ''Vermetus intestinalis'' 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 ...

'' (

, 1791) (taxon inquirendum) * ''

Vermetus periscopium ''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 range: fr ...

'' Barnard, 1963 * ''

Vermetus reticulatus ''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 range: fr ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * ''

Vermetus sansibaricus ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic ...

'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Vermetus scaber'' Gravenhorst, 1831 * '' Vermetus tonganus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Vermetus triquetrus'' Bivona Ant., 1832 * '' Vermetus turonius'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * '' Vermetus vitreus'' Kuroda & Habe, 1972 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Vermetus alii'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972: synonym of ''

Eualetes tulipa ''Eualetes tulipa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. Description ''E. tulipa'' is a marine gastropod species of the family Vermetidae, commonly known as "worm snails ...

'' (Rousseau in Chenu, 1843) (subjective synonym) * ''Vermetus annulatus'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula annulata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus calyculatus'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula calyculata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus cariniferus'' Gray, 1843: synonym of '' Spirobranchus carinifer'' (Gray, 1843) * ''Vermetus centiquadrus''

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, 1846: synonym of ''

Eualetes centiquadrus ''Eualetes'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. Species Species within the genus ''Eualetes'' include: * '' Eualetes centiquadrus'' (Valenciennes Valenciennes (, ...

'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * ''Vermetus cristatus'' Biondi, 1857: synonym of '' Dendropoma petraeum'' * ''Vermetus cyclicus'' Watson, 1886: synonym of '' Ctiloceras cyclicum'' (Watson, 1886) * ''Vermetus gigas'' Bivona in Philippi, 1836: synonym of ''

Serpulorbis arenarius ''Thylacodes'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The species in this genus were previously placed in the genus ''Serpulorbis''. Unlike ...

'' * ''Vermetus goreensis'' (

, 1791): synonym of '' Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Vermetus indentatus'' (

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, 1857): synonym of '' Thylaeodus indentatus'' (Carpenter, 1857) * ''Vermetus knorrii'' Deshayes, 1843: synonym of '' Vermicularia knorrii'' (Deshayes, 1843) * ''Vermetus masier'' Deshayes, 1843: synonym of '' Thylacodes masier'' (Deshayes, 1843) (original combination) * ''Vermetus mutabilis'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula calyculata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus peronii'' Valenciennes, A., 1846: synonym of ''

'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * ''Vermetus quadrangulus''

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, 1848: synonym of

Vermicularia spirata ''Vermicularia spirata'', common name the West Indian worm-shell or the West Indian wormsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae. Juveniles can move around, but larger individuals become sessile. ...

(Philippi, 1836) * ''Vermetus quincunx'' Barnard, 1963: synonym of '' Stephopoma quincunx'' (Barnard, 1963) * ''Vermetus quinquecostatus'' Daudin, 1800: synonym of '' Spirobranchus lima'' (Grube, 1862) * ''Vermetus radilula'' Stimpson, 1851: synonym of ''

Vermicularia radicula ''Vermicularia radicula'', common name the northern wormsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turritellidae. Distribution Description The maximum recorded shell Shell may refer to: Architecture and desi ...

'' (Stimpson, 1851) * ''Vermetus roseus'' Quoy &

Gaimard Joseph Paul Gaimard (31 January 1793 – 10 December 1858) was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. Biography Gaimard was born at Saint-Zacharie on January 31, 1793. He studied medicine at the naval medical school in Toulon, subsequent ...

, 1834: synonym of '' Stephopoma roseum'' ( Quoy &

) * ''Vermetus rugulosus'' Monterosato, 1878: synonym of '' Thylaeodus rugulosus'' (Monterosato, 1878) (original combination) * ''Vermetus selectus'' ( Monterosato, 1892): synonym of '' Thylacodes arenarius'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Vermetus semisurrectus'' Bivona Ant., 1832: synonym of '' Thylaeodus semisurrectus'' (Bivona-Bernardi, 1832) (original combination) * ''Vermetus spiratus''

, 1836: synonym of

(Philippi, 1836) * ''Vermetus tridentatus'' Daudin, 1800: synonym of '' Placostegus tridentatus'' (Fabricius, 1779)

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Daudin, François Marie. (1800). Receuil de mémoires et de notes sur des espèces inédites ou peu connues de Mollusques, de vers et de zoophytes. xviii & 19-50. Fuchs & Treuttel et Wurtz. Paris

Keen M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology), 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55

Bieler, 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
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7921555 Vermetidae Callovian first appearances Extant Middle Jurassic first appearances