''Entemnotrochus'' is a
genus of large to very large deepwater
sea snail
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s with
gills and an
operculum,
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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 ...
mollusks in the family
Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomariidae, common name the "slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the superfamily Pleurotomarioidea of the subclass Vetigastropoda. This family is a very ancient lineage; there were numerous species in the geological pas ...
, the slit snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Entemnotrochus P. Fischer, 1885. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413448 on 2020-11-03]
Extant Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Entemnotrochus'' :
WoRMS : Entemnotrochus; accessed : 3 April 2011
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* ''Entemnotrochus adansonianus
''Entemnotrochus adansonianus'', common name Adanson's slit shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae.
;Subspecies:
* ''Entemnotrochus adansonianus adansonianus'' (Crosse & Fischer, 1861)
* ''En ...
'' (Crosse
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& Fischer, 1861)
* ''Entemnotrochus rumphii
''Entemnotrochus rumphii'', common name the Rumphius' slit shell, is a species of large sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Entemnotrochus rumphii ...
'' (Schepman
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Dutch collecto ...
, 1879)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Entemnotrochus urashima'' Shikama & Oishi in Shikama, 1977 : synonym of '' Entemnotrochus rumphii'' (Schepman, 1879)
Fossil species
* '' Entemnotrochus ozakii'' Kase & Katayama, 1981
* '' Entemnotrochus panchangwui'' Lin, 1975
* '' Entemnotrochus Shikamai'' Kanie, 1973
* '' Entemnotrochus siuyingae'' Lin, 1975
References
NOAA info including photos of live animals and videos
* Williams, S.T., Karube, S. & Ozawa, T. (2008) Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined. Zoologica Scripta 37, 483–506
External links
Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23
Pleurotomariidae
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