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Stromboidea
The Stromboidea, originally named the Strombacea by Rafinesque in 1815, is a superfamily of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Stromboidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=14770 on 2020-05-24 Morphology Shell Stromboideans have medium to large shells, attaining a wide variety of lengths depending on the species (20–400 mm from the smallest aporrhaids to the largest strombids). A stromboidean shell has a medium (e.g. spider conchs, ''Lambis'' spp.) to high spire (e.g. tibias, ''Tibia'' spp.), and a thickened and frequently expanded outer lip (e.g. the queen conch, ''Lobatus gigas'', or the goliath conch, '' Lobatus goliath'') that may be ornamented by long spines (e.g. the spider conch, ''Lambis chiragra'', common pelican foot, ''Aporrhais'' spp.) or digitations (e.g. the millipede spider conch, ''Lambis m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact meaning. It may refer generally to any of the Strombidae but sometimes is used more specifically to include only ''Strombus'' and ''Lambis''. The family currently includes 26 extant, and 10 extinct genera. Distribution Strombid gastropods live mainly in tropical and subtropical waters. These animals are widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, where most species and genera occur. Nearly 40 of the living species that used to belong to the genus ''Strombus'' can be found in the Indo-Pacific region.Abbott, R.T. (1960). "The genus Strombus in the Indo-Pacific". ''Indo-Pacific Mollusca'' 1(2): 33-144 They also occur in the eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic, and a single species can be found on the African Atlantic coast. Six species of strombid ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tibia Insulaechorab
''Tibia insulaechorab'', common name the Arabian tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae. It is native to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa. Taxonomy This species was first described by the German malacologist Peter Friedrich Röding in 1798, the type locality being the Red Sea. He gave it the name ''Tibia insulaechorab''; it was at first included in the family Strombidae, but this large family was later split and the genus ''Tibia'' was transferred to the family Rostellariidae. A 2005 study by Sabine, concluded that ''Tibia'' was probably closely related to '' Terebellum'', there being several well known morphological similarities between them. Description The shell can grow to a length of , and the live snail can weigh about .''Tibia insulaechorab'' Gastropoda Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rostellariidae
Rostellariidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P. (2010). Rostellariidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=387400 on 2011-05-01 Taxonomy Higher classification ;Bouchet & Rocroi (2005) This taxon is ranked at subfamily level Rostellariinae within the family Strombidae in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Above this rank the superfamily Caenogastropoda contains the unranked clades Hypsogastropoda and Littorinimorpha respectively. ;Morrison (2008) Rostellariidae is ranked at family level for example by Morrison (2008).Morrison H. M. (2008). "Descriptionon of '' Rostellariella barbieri'' n. sp. from the southern Cebu area of the central Philippines (Gastropoda: Stromboidea: Rostellariidae)". ''Club Conchylia Informationen'' 39(3-4): 26-31. Genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Struthiolariidae
Struthiolariidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Stromboidea The Stromboidea, originally named the Strombacea by Rafinesque in 1815, is a superfamily of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Stromboidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: ....Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Struthiolariidae Gabb, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196899 on 2015-01-29 Genera Genera within the family Struthiolariidae include: * '' Conchothyra'' Hutton, 1877 * †'' Monalaria'' Marwick, 1924 * '' Pelicaria'' Gray, 1857 * '' Perissodonta'' Martens, 1878 * '' Struthiolaria'' Lamarck, 1816 * '' Tylospira'' Harris, 1897 References Stromboidea {{Caenogastropoda-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aporrhais
''Aporrhais'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea.WoRMS : Aporrhais accessed : 28 October 2010 The genus is known from the to the Recent periods (age range: 205.6 to 0.0 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world.Fossilworks /ref> Species This genus contains the following extant species: * ''[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seraphsidae
Seraphsidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Stromboidea The Stromboidea, originally named the Strombacea by Rafinesque in 1815, is a superfamily of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Stromboidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: ....Bouchet, P. (2010). Seraphsidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411720 on 2011-05-01 Genera Genera within the family Seraphsidae include: * '' Terebellum'' Röding, 1798 ;Synonyms: * ''Artopoia'' Gistel, 1848: synonym of ''Terebellum'' Bruguière, 1798 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for ''Terebellum'') * ''Lucis'' Gistel, 1848: synonym of ''Terebellum'' Bruguière, 1798 * ''Terebrina'' Rafinesque, 1815: synonym of ''Terebellum'' Bruguière, 1798 References * Jung P. (1974). A revision of the family Seraphsidae (Gastropoda: Str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colombellinidae
Colombellinidae is an extinct family of fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails ( marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails (terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frà .... References The Taxonomicon Stromboidea {{paleo-gastropod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aporrhaidae
Aporrhaidae is a family of sea snails commonly called the "pelican's foot snails." The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. Aporrhaids are commercially important, especially in traditional fisheries. Description Aporrhaids have a large lip with finger-like extensions, and a small operculum. They do not have movable eyes. Instead, their eyes are fixed at the base of each tentacle. The mollusk has one narrow foot, which renders its motion interrupted as the foot must raise the shell a tiny bit in each single movement, simultaneously pushing it forward. The motio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pugnellidae
Aporrhaidae is a family of sea snails commonly called the "pelican's foot snails." The taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . ISSN 0076-2997. 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278 categorizes Aporrhaidae as marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha. Aporrhaids are commercially important, especially in traditional fisheries. Description Aporrhaids have a large lip with finger-like extensions, and a small operculum. They do not have movable eyes. Instead, their eyes are fixed at the base of each tentacle. The mollusk has one narrow foot, which renders its motion interrupted as the foot must raise the shell a tiny bit in each single movement, simultaneously pushing it forward. The motio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobatus Gigas
''Aliger gigas,'' originally known as ''Strombus gigas'' or more recently as ''Lobatus gigas'', common name, commonly known as the queen conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family of true conches, the Strombidae. This species is one of the largest molluscs native to the Caribbean Sea, and Tropical Atlantic#Marine provinces, tropical northwestern Atlantic, from Bermuda to Brazil, reaching up to in shell length. ''A. gigas'' is closely related to the goliath conch, ''Lobatus goliath'', a species endemic to Brazil, as well as the rooster conch, ''Aliger gallus''. The queen conch is herbivorous. It feeds by browsing for plant and algal material growing in the seagrass beds, and scavenging for decaying plant matter. These large sea snails typically reside in seagrass beds, which are sandy plains covered in swaying sea grass and associated with coral reefs, although the exact habitat of this species varies according to devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobatus Goliath
''Titanostrombus goliath'', previously known as ''Lobatus goliath'' and ''Strombus goliath'', common name the goliath conch, is a species of very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. ''T. goliath'' is one of the largest mollusks of the Western Atlantic Ocean, and also one of the largest species among the Strombidae. It was once considered endemic to Brazil, but specimens have also been recently found in the waters of Barbados.Oxenford, H.A. A giant leap? Goliath conch, a Brazilian endemic species is found in Barbados. Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society LVII: 192-201 Brazilian common names for this species include ''búzio de chapéu'' or ''búzio'' (in Ceará state), and ''búzio de aba'' or ''buzo'' in (Bahia state). Some phylogenetic hypotheses consider ''T. goliath'' as closely related to the queen conch, '' Aliger gigas''. Taxonomy This species was first named as ''Strombus goliath'' by German theolo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Littorinimorpha
Littorinimorpha is a large order of snails, gastropods, consisting primarily of sea snails ( marine species), but also including some freshwater snails ( aquatic species) and land snails (terrestrial species).Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.); Frýda J., Hausdorf B., Ponder W., Valdes A. & Warén A. 2005. ''Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families''. Malacologia: International Journal of Malacology, 47(1-2). ConchBooks: Hackenheim, Germany. . . 397 pp. http://www.vliz.be/Vmdcdata/imis2/ref.php?refid=78278 Previously, the Linnaean taxonomy used in the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Ponder & Lindberg (1997) ranked like this: subclass Orthogastropoda, superorder Caenogastropoda, order Sorbeoconcha, suborder Hypsogastropoda, infraorder Littorinimorpha. The order Littorinimorpha contains many gastropoda families that were formerly placed in the order Mesogastropoda, as introduced by J. Thiele in his work from 1921. Evidence for this group being monophyletic is scanty. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
