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Herpetopoma Pruinosum
''Herpetopoma pruinosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Chilodontaidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma pruinosum''. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512101 on 2013-04-14 Distribution This marine species occurs off the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand. References * Marshall B. A. (1979). ''The Trochidae and Turbinidae of the Kermadec Ridge (Mollusca: Gastropoda)''. New Zealand Journal of Zoology 6: 521-552 page(s): 525 External links Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species Herpetopoma, pruinosum Gastropods described in 1979 {{Chilodontaidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. The most recent rigorous estimate for the total number of species of eukaryotes is between 8 and 8.7 million. However, only about 14% of these had been described by 2011. All species (except viruses) are given a two-part name, a "binomial". The first part of a binomial is the genus to which the species belongs. The second part is called the specific name or the specific epithet (in botanical nomenclature, also sometimes i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
