''Herpetopoma'' is a

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s of the

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Chilodontaidae Chilodontaidae is a taxonomic family of mostly small deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). Taxonomy The family was previously in ...

.Bouchet, P. (2010). Herpetopoma Pilsbry, 1890. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=391155 on 25 March 2013 In the past, this genus was often treated as a subgenus of ''

Euchelus ''Euchelus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae (formerly in the family Trochidae). Description The umbilicate or imperforate shell has a globose-turbinate shape. It is umbilicate or imperforate. The ...

''. However, this genus may prove to be a composite taxon, given the diversity of the shell forms.

Description

The shell has a turbinate-conic shape as in ''

''. The

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is elevated. The operculum is multispiral as in a typical ''

Trochus ''Trochus'' is a genus of medium-sized to large, top-shaped sea snails with an operculum and a pearly inside to their shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Trochinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2 ...

'' and with more, less rapidly expanding

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s compared with ''Euchelus''.Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
/ref> Species in this genus has typically two teeth, joined by a U-shaped notch, where the columella and the basal lips join.

Species

Species within the genus ''Herpetoma'' include: * '' Herpetopoma alacerrimum''

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, 1956 * '' Herpetopoma alarconi'' (Rehder, 1980) * '' Herpetopoma annectans'' (Tate, 1893) * '' Herpetopoma aspersum'' (Philippi, 1846) * '' Herpetopoma barbieri'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Herpetopoma bellum'' ( Hutton, 1873) * '' Herpetopoma benthicola''

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, 1937 * '' Herpetopoma corallinum'' Jansen, 1994 * '' Herpetopoma corrugatum'' (Pease, 1861) * '' Herpetopoma crassilabrum'' (G. B. Sowerby III, 1905) * '' Herpetopoma elevatum'' Jansen, 1994 * '' Herpetopoma exasperatum'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Herpetopoma fenestratum'' (Tate, 1893) * '' Herpetopoma fimbriatum'' (Pease, 1861) * '' Herpetopoma gemmatum'' (Gould, 1845) * ''

Herpetopoma helix ''Herpetopoma helix'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma helix'' (Barnard, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' (Barnard, 1964) * '' Herpetopoma hivaoaense'' Vilvens, 2017 * '' Herpetopoma howensis'' Jansen, 1994 * ''

Herpetopoma instrictum ''Herpetopoma instrictum'', common name the basket-like false top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Herpetopoma instrictum'' (Gould, 1849). Retrieved through: World ...

'' (Gould, 1849) * † '' Herpetopoma komiticum'' (Laws, 1939) * '' Herpetopoma larochei'' (

, 1926) * '' Herpetopoma lischkei'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * ''

Herpetopoma ludiviniae ''Herpetopoma ludiviniae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Herpetopoma ludiviniae (Poppe, Tagaro & H. Dekker, 2006). Accessed through: World Register of M ...

'' (Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006) * '' Herpetopoma mariae'' Finlay, 1930 * '' Herpetopoma naokoae'' Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006 * '' Herpetopoma nexus'' (Bozzetti, 2014) * '' Herpetopoma norfolkense'' Jansen, 1994 * '' Herpetopoma pantantoi'' Vilvens, 2017 * † '' Herpetopoma parvumbilicatum'' (Laws, 1939) * '' Herpetopoma pauperculum'' (Lischke, 1872) * '' Herpetopoma poichilum'' Vilvens, 2012 * '' Herpetopoma pruinosum'' (Marshall, 1979) * '' Herpetopoma pumilio'' (Tate, 1893) * '' Herpetopoma rubrum'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Herpetopoma scabriusculum'' (A. Adams & Angas, 1867) * '' Herpetopoma serratocinctum'' Herbert, 2012 * '' Herpetopoma seychellarum'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1869) * '' Herpetopoma stictum'' Herbert, 2012 * ''

Herpetopoma sulciferum Herpetopoma sulciferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * '' Herpetopoma verruca'' (Gould, 1861) * '' Herpetopoma vitilevuense'' Vilvens, 2017 * '' Herpetopoma vixumbilicatum'' (Tate, 1893) * ''

Herpetopoma xeniolum ''Herpetopoma xeniolum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. D.G. Herbert (2012) wasn't convinced that this poorly known species belonged in the genus ''Herpetopoma'' and puts it in ''Herpetopoma ...

'' (Melvill, 1918) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Herpetopoma aspersa'' ic synonym of '' Herpetopoma aspersum'' (Philippi, 1846) (incorrect gender ending) * ''Herpetopoma atratum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''

Euchelus atratus ''Euchelus atratus'', common name the blackish margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 5 mm and 21 mm. The solid, umbilicate shel ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Herpetopoma bella'' ic synonym of ''Herpetopoma bellum'' (Hutton, 1873) * ''Herpetopoma clathratum'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus clathratus ''Vaceuchelus clathratus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus clathratus'' (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Herpetopoma eboreum'' Vilvens & Heros, 2003: synonym of ''

'' (Melvill, 1918) * ''Herpetopoma fischeri'' (Montrouzier n Souverbie & Montrouzier 1866): synonym of ''Herpetopoma exasperatum'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Herpetopoma foveolatum'' ( A. Adams, 1851): synonym of ''

Vaceuchelus foveolatus ''Vaceuchelus foveolatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Vaceuchelus foveolatus'' (A. Adams, 1853). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...

'' (A. Adams, 1853) * ''Herpetopoma larochei alacerrima''

, 1956: synonym of '' Herpetopoma alacerrimum'' Dell, 1956 * ''Herpetopoma providentiae'' (Melvill, 1909): synonym of ''

Ascetostoma providentiae ''Ascetostoma providentiae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontidae.Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Ascetostoma providentiae'' (Melvill, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...

'' (Melvill, 1909) * ''Herpetopoma ringens'' (Schepman, 1908): synonym of ''

Ascetostoma ringens ''Ascetostoma ringens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Chilodontidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Ascetostoma ringens (Schepman, 1908). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http:/ ...

'' (Schepman, 1908)

References

NZ Mollusca
* Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'', William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502
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