''Plesiothyreus'' is a
genus
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of very small
sea snails or
limpet
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s,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the
family
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Phenacolepadidae
Phenacolepadidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Cycloneritimorpha (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
This family has no subfamilies according to the ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* ''
Plesiothyreus aculeatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''
Plesiothyreus arabicus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(K.H.J. Thiele, 1909 ) (synonym: ''Phenacolepas arabica''
K.H.J. Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus brocki
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus cancellatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Pease, 1861)
* ''
Plesiothyreus cinnamomeus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Gould, 1846)
* ''
Plesiothyreus compressus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''
Plesiothyreus cosmanni
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
Jousseaume, 1894
* ''
Plesiothyreus cytherae''
(Lesson, 1831)
* ''
Plesiothyreus elongatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus evansi
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Biggs, 1973)
* ''
Plesiothyreus fischeri
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Rochebrune, 1882)
* ''
Plesiothyreus galathea
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819) (synonym: ''Phenacolepas galathea''
(J.B.P.A. Lamarck, 1819)
* ''
Plesiothyreus granocostatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Pease, 1868)
* ''
Plesiothyreus granulosus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus guttatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus hamillei
''Plesiothyreus hamillei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 7 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; ...
''
(P. Fischer, 1857)
* ''
Plesiothyreus indicus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus malonei
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Vanatta, 1912)
* ''
Plesiothyreus newtoni
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
G. B. Sowerby III, 1894
* ''
Plesiothyreus omanensis
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Biggs, 1973)
* ''
Plesiothyreus pararabicus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Christiaens, 1988)
* † ''
Plesiothyreus parmophoroides
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(Cossmann, 1885)
* ''
Plesiothyreus peelae
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
Christiaens, 1989
* † ''
Plesiothyreus pliocenicus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acul ...
''
(Chirli, 2004)
* ''
Plesiothyreus puntarenae
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Mörch, 1860)
* ''
Plesiothyreus radiatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family (biology), family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' ...
''
(Schepman, 1908)
* ''
Plesiothyreus reticulatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus acu ...
''
(Thiele, 1909)
* ''
Plesiothyreus scobinatus
''Plesiothyreus'' is a genus of very small sea snails or limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Phenacolepadinae of the family Phenacolepadidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Plesiothyreus'' include:
* '' Plesiothyreus aculea ...
''
(A. Gould, 1859)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Plesiothyreus asperulatus''
(A. Adams, 1854): synonym of ''Phenacolepas galathea''
(Lamarck, 1819): synonym of ''
Zacalantica galathea
''Zacalantica galathea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Zacalantica galathea (Lamarck, 1819). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at ...
'' (Lamarck, 1819) (based on nomen nudum)
* ''Plesiothyreus cosmani''
Jousseaume, 1894: synonym of ''Plesiothyreus cossmanni'' J
ousseaume, 1894 (incorrect original spelling)
* ''Plesiothyreus rushii''
(Dall, 1889):
synonym of ''
Hyalopatina rushii
''Hyalopatina rushii'' is a species of very small sea snail, a limpet, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Phenacolepadidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Hyalopatina rushii (Dall, 1889). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Plesiothyreus gruveli''
(Dautzenberg, 1929) (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
References
External links
Cossmann M. (1886–1913). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Eocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. Part 1: vol. 21 [1886]. Part 2: vol. 22 [1887]. Part 3: vol. 23 [1888]. Part 4: vol. 24 [1889]. Part 5 + Suppl. : vol. 26Pilsbry H.A. (1891). On the use of the generic name Scutellina. The Nautilus. 5(8): 88–89Broderip W.J. (1834). Description of a new genus of Gasteropoda. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 2: 47–49Iredale, T. (1929). Queensland molluscan notes, no. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 9(3): 261–297, pls 30–31Fukumori H., Yahagi T., Warén A. & Kano Y. (2019). Amended generic classification of the marine gastropod family Phenacolepadidae: transitions from snails to limpets and shallow-water to deep-sea hydrothermal vents and cold seeps. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 185(3): 636–655
Phenacolepadidae
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