''Monotigma'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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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 Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2011). ''Monotigma'' G.B. Sowerby II, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236154 on 2011-11-09][Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.] The status of this genus was for a long time confused, but the situation was clarified in a review by van Aartsen (1986).
Life habits
Little is known about the biology of the members of this genus. As is true of most members of the
Pyramidellidae ''
sensu lato'', they are most likely to be
ectoparasite
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s.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monotigma'' include:
* ''
Monotigma eximia
''Monotigma eximia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Monotigma eximia'' (Lischke, 1872). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Lischke, 1872)
* ''
Monotigma fulva
''Monotigma fulva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Monotigma fulva'' (Adams A., 1851). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World M ...
'' (A. Adams, 1853)
* ''
Monotigma lauta
''Monotigma lauta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). ''Monotigma lauta'' (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...
'' (Adams, 1853)
* ''
Monotigma pareximia
''Monotigma pareximia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Monotigma pareximia'' (Nomura, 1936). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...
'' (Nomura, 1936)
* ''
Monotigma suturalis
''Monotigma suturalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.Rosenberg, G. (2011). ''Monotigma suturalis'' (A. Adams, 1853). Accessed through: World Register of Marine S ...
'' (A. Adams, 1853)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Aartsen, J. J. van (1986). "Nomenclatural notes I. On Actaeopyramis as related to Monoptygma, Monotigma and Monotygma". Bolettino Malacologico 22 (5-8): 182–184.
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Pyramidellidae
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