''Ancistrolepis'' is a
genus of
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 ...
s, marine
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. T ...
mollusc
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 esti ...
s in the
family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrolepis'' include:
* ''
Ancistrolepis californicus''
* ''
Ancistrolepis eucosmius''
* ''
Ancistrolepis grammatus
''Ancistrolepis grammatus'' is a species of Buccinidae. The species is distributed around Hokkaido, the Sea of Okhotsk
The Sea of Okhotsk ( rus, Охо́тское мо́ре, Ohótskoye móre ; ja, オホーツク海, Ohōtsuku-kai) is a m ...
''
* ''
Ancistrolepis hikidai''
* ''
Ancistrolepis kawamurai''
* ''
Ancistrolepis okhotensis
''Ancistrolepis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ancistrolepis'' include:
* ''Ancistrolepis californicus''
* ''Ancistrolepis e ...
''
* ''
Ancistrolepis vietnamensis''
Subgenera formerly placed in ''Ancistrolepis'':
* ''Ancistrolepis (Clinopegma)'' elevated to ''
Clinopegma''
* ''Ancistrolepis (Japelion)'' elevated to ''
Japelion''
Species formerly placed in ''Ancistrolepis'':
* ''Ancistrolepis beringianus'' is a synonym of ''
Neancistrolepis beringianus''
* ''Ancistrolepis damon'' is a synonym of ''
Clinopegma magnum damon''
* ''Ancistrolepis decora'' is a synonym of ''
Clinopegma decora''
* ''Ancistrolepis (Clinopegma) decora'' is a synonym of ''
Clinopegma decora''
* ''Ancistrolepis fujitai'' is a synonym of ''
Parancistrolepis fujitai''
* ''Ancistrolepis hiranoi'' is a synonym of ''
Parancistrolepis fujitai''
* ''Ancistrolepis latus'' is a synonym of ''
Japelion latus''
* ''Ancistrolepis magna'' is a synonym of ''
Clinopegma magnum''
* ''Ancistrolepis sasakii'' is a synonym of ''
Clinopegma sasakii
''Clinopegma'' is a genus of sea snails, marine 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 snai ...
''
* ''Ancistrolepis trochoideus'' is a synonym of ''
Bathyancistrolepis trochoideus''
References
External links
Buccinidae
Gastropod genera
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