''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
''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'' ...
''
(Lussi, 2011)
* ''
Belomitra aoteana''
(Dell, 1956)
* ''
Belomitra bouteti''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachymitra''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra brachytoma
''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'' ...
''
(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
''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 nesiotica''
Kantor, Puillandre, Rivasseau & Bouchet, 2012
* ''
Belomitra pacifica
''Belomitra pacifica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Belomitridae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Belomitra pacifica (Dall, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.m ...
''
(Dall, 1908)
* ''
Belomitra paschalis
''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'' ( ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra pourtalesii
''Belomitra pourtalesii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Belomitridae.
Description
The length of the shell varies from 12 mm to 30 mm.
(Original description) The slender, dull, light brown shell ...
''
(Dall, 1881)
* ''
Belomitra problematica
''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'' ( ...
''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Belomitra quadruplex
''Belomitra quadruplex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Belomitridae, the whelks.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 41 mm
Distribution
This species is distributed in European wa ...
''
(Watson, 1882)
* ''
Belomitra radula
''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 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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