''Caducifer'' 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
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s in the
family
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Prodotiidae
The Prodotiidae are a taxonomic family of sea snails, often known as whelk
Whelk (also known as scungilli) is a common name applied to various kinds of sea snail. Although a number of whelks are relatively large and are in the family Bucc ...
.
[Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2018). Caducifer Dall, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204688 on 2018-01-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Caducifer'' include:
* ''
Caducifer camelopardalus''
Watters, 2009
* ''
Caducifer concinnus''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Caducifer decapitatus
''Caducifer'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Prodotiidae.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2018). Caducifer Dall, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
''
(Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Caducifer englerti''
(Hertlein, 1960)
* ''
Caducifer truncatus''
(Hinds, 1844)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Caducifer atlanticus''
Coelho, Matthews & Cardosa, 1970: synonym of ''
Monostiolum atlanticum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pi ...
''
(Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* ''Caducifer cinis''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Engina cinis
''Engina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Engina'' include:
* '' Engina albocincta'' Pease, 1860
* '' Engina alveolata'' (Kiener, 1836)
* '' Engina androyensis'' ...
''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Caducifer crebristriatus''
(Carpenter, 1856): synonym of ''
Monostiolum crebristriatus
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
(Carpenter, 1856)
* ''Caducifer nebulosus''
(Gould, 1860): synonym of ''
Zafrona isomella''
(Duclos, 1840)
* ''Caducifer nigricostatus''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Monostiolum nigricostatum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Caducifer truncata''
ic synonym of ''Caducifer truncatus''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Caducifer weberi''
Watters, 1983: synonym of ''
Bailya weberi''
(Watters, 1983) (original combination)
References
External links
Watters, G. T. (2009). A revision of the western Atlantic Ocean genera Anna, Antillophos, Bailya, Caducifer, Monostiolum, and Parviphos, with description of a new genus, Dianthiphos, and notes on Engina and Hesperisternia Gastropoda: Buccinidae: Pisaniinae) and Cumia (Colubrariidae). The Nautilus. 123(4): 225-275
Prodotiidae
Gastropod genera
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