''Belomitra'' is a
genus
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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 ...
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 e ...
s in the
family
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Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* ''
Belomitra admete''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra aikeni''
(Lussi, 2011)
* ''
Belomitra aoteana''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Belomitra bouteti''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachymitra''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachytoma''
(Schepman, 1913)
* ''
Belomitra caudata
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra challengeri
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1891)
* ''
Belomitra chasmata
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Belomitra christina
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
(Dall, 1927)
* ''
Belomitra climacella''
(Dall, 1895)
* ''
Belomitra comitas
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra decapitata
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra granulata
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra gymnobela
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra hypsomitra
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Belomitra'' include:
* '' Belomitra admete'' Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* '' Belomitra aikeni'' ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra leobrerorum''
Poppe & Tagaro, 2010
* ''
Belomitra minutula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra nesiotica''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra pacifica''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''
Belomitra paschalis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra pourtalesii''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Belomitra problematica''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra quadruplex''
(Watson, 1882)
* ''
Belomitra radula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra reticulata
''Belomitra'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or o ...
''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra richardi''
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
* ''
Belomitra subula''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra torquata''
(Barnard, 1963)
* ''
Belomitra viridis''
(Okutani, 1966)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Belomitra fischeri''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra lyrata''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra paradoxa''
P. Fischer, 1883: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
* ''Belomitra spelta''
Locard, 1897: synonym of ''Belomitra quadruplex''
(R. B. Watson, 1882)
References
* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1985). ''Revision of the Northeast Atlantic bathyal and abyssal Neogastropoda excluding Turridae (Mollusca, Gastropoda).'' Bollettino Malacologico Suppl. 1: 121-296
* Beu A.G. (1970). Bathyal Upper Miocene Mollusca from Wairarapa District, New Zealand. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Earth Sciences. 7(12): 209-240
External links
Fischer P. (1882-1883). Diagnoses d'espèces nouvelles de mollusques recueillis dans le cours des expéditions scientifiques de l'aviso "Le Travailleur" (1880 et 1881). Journal de Conchyliologie 30: 49-53 [1882 273-277]
Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Rivasseau A. & Bouchet P. (2012) Neither a buccinid nor a turrid: A new family of deep-sea snails for Belomitra P. Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with a review of Recent Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 3496: 1–64 Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Rivasseau A. & Bouchet P. (2012) Neither a buccinid nor a turrid: A new family of deep-sea snails for Belomitra P. Fischer, 1883 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda), with a review of Recent Indo-Pacific species. Zootaxa 3496: 1–64
Belomitridae
Gastropod genera
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