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Parametaria Epamella
''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * ''Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2019 * ''Parametaria dupontii'' Kiener, 1845 * ''Parametaria epamella'' P. L. Duclos, 1840 * † ''Parametaria islahispaniolae'' (Maury, 1917) * ''Parametaria macrostoma'' (Reeve, 1859) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Parametaria ledaluciae'' Rios & Tostes, 1981: synonym of ''Eurypyrene ledaluciae'' (Rios & Tostes, 1981) * ''Parametaria philippinarum'' L. A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) File:Parametaria epamella 01.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria epamella 02.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria philippinarum 01.JPG, Parametaria philippinarum References External links Reeve, L. A. (1859). Monograph of the genus Meta. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parametaria Dupontii
''Parametaria dupontii'', the Dupont's dove shell or false cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Description Shells of ''Parametaria dupontii'' can reach a length of about . Distribution This species can be found in Gulf of California and in Pacific Mexico. References Columbellidae Gastropods described in 1845 {{Columbellidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Healey Dall
William Healey Dall (August 21, 1845 – March 27, 1927) was an American naturalist, a prominent malacologist, and one of the earliest scientific explorers of interior Alaska. He described many mollusks of the Pacific Northwest of America, and was for many years America's preeminent authority on living and fossil mollusks. Dall also made substantial contributions to ornithology, zoology, physical and cultural anthropology, oceanography and paleontology. In addition he carried out meteorological observations in Alaska for the Smithsonian Institution. Biography Early life Dall was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father Charles Henry Appleton Dall, (1816–86), a Unitarian minister, moved in 1855 to India as a missionary. His family however stayed in Massachusetts, where Dall's mother Caroline Wells Healey was a teacher, transcendentalist, reformer, and pioneer feminist. In 1862, Dall's father, on one of his few brief visits home, brought his son in contact with some natu ... [...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] |
Sea Snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the absence of a visible shell. Definition Determining whether some gastropods should be called sea snails is not always easy. Some species that live in brackish water (such as certain neritids) can be listed as either freshwater snails or marine snails, and some species that live at or just above the high tide level (for example species in the genus '' Truncatella'') are sometimes considered to be sea snails and sometimes listed as land snails. Anatomy Sea snails are a very large group of animals and a very diverse one. Most snails that live in salt water respire using a gill or gills; a few species, though, have a lung, are intertidal, and are active only at low tide when they can move around in the air. These air-breathing species includ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marine (ocean)
The ocean (also the sea or the world ocean) is the body of salt water that covers approximately 70.8% of the surface of Earth and contains 97% of Earth's water. An ocean can also refer to any of the large bodies of water into which the world ocean is conventionally divided."Ocean." ''Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary'', Merriam-Webster, |
Gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. There are many thousands of species of sea snails and slugs, as well as freshwater snails, freshwater limpets, and land snails and slugs. The class Gastropoda contains a vast total of named species, second only to the insects in overall number. The fossil history of this class goes back to the Late Cambrian. , 721 families of gastropods are known, of which 245 are extinct and appear only in the fossil record, while 476 are currently extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca, and are the most highly diversified class in the phylum, with 65,000 to 80,000 living snail and slug species. The anatomy, behavior, feeding, and re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is estimated between 60,000 and 100,000 additional species. The proportion of undescribed species is very high. Many taxa remain poorly studied. Molluscs are the largest marine phylum, comprising about 23% of all the named marine organisms. Numerous molluscs also live in freshwater and terrestrial habitats. They are highly diverse, not just in size and anatomical structure, but also in behaviour and habitat. The phylum is typically divided into 7 or 8 taxonomic classes, of which two are entirely extinct. Cephalopod molluscs, such as squid, cuttlefish, and octopuses, are among the most neurologically advanced of all invertebrates—and either the giant squid or the colossal squid is the largest known invertebrate species. The gas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Family (biology)
Family ( la, familia, plural ') is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as the "walnut family". What belongs to a family—or if a described family should be recognized at all—are proposed and determined by practicing taxonomists. There are no hard rules for describing or recognizing a family, but in plants, they can be characterized on the basis of both vegetative and reproductive features of plant species. Taxonomists often take different positions about descriptions, and there may be no broad consensus across the scientific community for some time. The publishing of new data and opini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. 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=23009 on 2010-11-04 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 Distribution Species in this family are found worldwide,http://shells.tricity.wsu.edu/ArcherdShellCollection/Gastropoda/Columbariidae.html but are most abundant in shallow tropical water. Subfamilies According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi (2005), t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parametaria Barbieri
''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * '' Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2019 * ''Parametaria dupontii'' Kiener, 1845 * ''Parametaria epamella ''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * ''Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecou ...'' P. L. Duclos, 1840 * † '' Parametaria islahispaniolae'' (Maury, 1917) * '' Parametaria macrostoma'' (Reeve, 1859) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Parametaria ledaluciae'' Rios & Tostes, 1981: synonym of '' Eurypyrene ledaluciae'' (Rios & Tostes, 1981) * ''Parametaria philippinarum'' L. A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) File:Parametaria epamella 01.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parametaria Epamella
''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * ''Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2019 * ''Parametaria dupontii'' Kiener, 1845 * ''Parametaria epamella'' P. L. Duclos, 1840 * † ''Parametaria islahispaniolae'' (Maury, 1917) * ''Parametaria macrostoma'' (Reeve, 1859) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Parametaria ledaluciae'' Rios & Tostes, 1981: synonym of ''Eurypyrene ledaluciae'' (Rios & Tostes, 1981) * ''Parametaria philippinarum'' L. A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) File:Parametaria epamella 01.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria epamella 02.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria philippinarum 01.JPG, Parametaria philippinarum References External links Reeve, L. A. (1859). Monograph of the genus Meta. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parametaria Islahispaniolae
''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * ''Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecour & D. Monsecour, 2019 * ''Parametaria dupontii'' Kiener, 1845 * ''Parametaria epamella ''Parametaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails. Species Species within the genus ''Parametaria'' include: * ''Parametaria barbieri'' K. Monsecou ...'' P. L. Duclos, 1840 * † '' Parametaria islahispaniolae'' (Maury, 1917) * '' Parametaria macrostoma'' (Reeve, 1859) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Parametaria ledaluciae'' Rios & Tostes, 1981: synonym of '' Eurypyrene ledaluciae'' (Rios & Tostes, 1981) * ''Parametaria philippinarum'' L. A. Reeve, 1843: synonym of ''Parametaria epamella'' (Duclos, 1840) File:Parametaria epamella 01.JPG, Parametaria epamella File:Parametaria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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