''Archimediella'' is a

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Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha. These snails are filter feeders. This method of feeding is s ...

.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archimediella Sacco, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=716847 on 2019-11-04

Species

Species within the genus ''Archimediella'' include: * † '' Archimediella bonei'' (Baily, 1855) Kiel S. (2003) ''New taxonomic data for the gastropod fauna of the Umzamba Formation (Santonian–Campanian, South Africa)''; Cretaceous Research 24 (2003) 449–475 * † ''

Archimediella cochlias ''Archimediella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Turritellidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Archimediella Sacco, 1895. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Bayan, 1873) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Archimediella annulata'' (Kiener, 1843): synonym of ''

Turritella annulata ''Turritella annulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marin ...

'' Kiener, 1843 * ''Archimediella bicingulata'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''

Turritella bicingulata ''Turritella bicingulata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Verde, Gabon and Angola , national_anthem ...

'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Archimediella cochlea'' (Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''

Turritella cochlea ''Turritella cochlea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine ...

'' Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation) * ''Archimediella conspersa'' (A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849): synonym of '' Turritella conspersa'' A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation) * ''Archimediella dirkhartogensis'' Garrard, 1972: synonym of ''

Turritella dirkhartogensis ''Turritella dirkhartogensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae Turritellidae, common name the "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, ...

'' (Garrard, 1972) (Original combination) * ''Archimediella fastigiata'' (A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849): synonym of '' Turritella fastigiata'' A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation) * ''Archimediella gemmata'' (Reeve, 1849): synonym of ''

Turritella gemmata ''Turritella gemmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turritellidae. Description Distribution This species can be found from Cocobeach to Libreville (Gabon Gabon (; ; snq, Ngabu), officially the G ...

'' Reeve, 1849 (Alternate representation) * ''Archimediella maculata'' (Reeve, 1849): synonym of '' Turritella maculata'' Reeve, 1849 * ''Archimediella occidua'' (Cotton & N. H. Woods, 1935): synonym of '' Turritella terebra'' (Linnaeus, 1758) (Alternate representationb of synonym) * ''Archimediella torulosa'' (Kiener, 1843): synonym of '' Turritella torulosa'' Kiener, 1843 * A''rchimediella vermicularis'' (Brocchi, 1814): synonym of '' Helminthia vermicularis'' (Brocchi, 1814)

References

External links

Sacco, F. (1895) I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte XIX. (Turritellidae e Mathildidae). Carlo Clausen, Torino, 43 pp., 3 pl

Harzhauser M. & Landau B. (2019). Turritellidae (Gastropoda) of the Miocene Paratethys Sea with considerations about turritellid genera. Zootaxa. 4681(1): 1-136
Turritellidae {{Turritellidae-stub