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Conomitra (gastropod)
''Conomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutomitridae Volutomitridae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the superfamily Turbinelloidea. Distribution The highest diversity of Volutomitridae is found off the coast of New Caledonia. Genera The family Volutomitridae contain .... Species Species within the genus ''Conomitra'' include: * † '' Conomitra artata'' Lozouet, 1999 * '' Conomitra boyeri'' R. Salisbury & Gori, 2019 * '' Conomitra carribeana'' Weinsbord, 1929 * † '' Conomitra flexuosa'' Lozouet, 1999 * † '' Conomitra fusoides'' (I. Lea, 1833) * † '' Conomitra hortiensis'' Lozouet, 1999 * '' Conomitra leonardhilli'' Petuch, 1987 * '' Conomitra lindae'' Petuch, 1987 * † '' Conomitra peyreirensis'' Peyrot, 1928 * † '' Conomitra praepinguis'' Lozouet, 1999 * † '' Conomitra primornata'' Lozouet, 1999 * † '' Conomitra strombodiformis'' Darragh, 2017 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
