Seraphsidae is a
family
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of small to medium-sized
sea snail
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s,
marine
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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 ...
mollusc
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s in the
superfamily
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Stromboidea
The Stromboidea, originally named the Strombacea by Rafinesque in 1815, is a superfamily of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the clade Littorinimorpha.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Stromboidea Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: ...
.
[Bouchet, P. (2010). Seraphsidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=411720 on 2011-05-01]
Genera
Genera within the family Seraphsidae include:
* ''
Terebellum''
Röding, 1798
;Synonyms:
* ''Artopoia''
Gistel, 1848: synonym of ''Terebellum''
Bruguière, 1798 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for ''Terebellum'')
* ''Lucis''
Gistel, 1848: synonym of ''Terebellum''
Bruguière, 1798
* ''Terebrina''
Rafinesque, 1815: synonym of ''Terebellum''
Bruguière, 1798
References
* Jung P. (1974). A revision of the family Seraphsidae (Gastropoda: Strombacea). Paleontographica Americana. 8(47): 72 pp., 16 pls.
* Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526.
External links
National History Museum Rotterdam : ''Terebellum''; accessed : 1 May 2011Gray, J. E. (1853). On the division of ctenobranchous gasteropodous Mollusca into larger groups and families. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 11: 124–132
Stromboidea
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