''Vanikoro'' is a
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of very small
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Genera and species
Genera within the family Vanikoridae include:
* '' Amamiconcha'' Habe, 1961
* '' Berthais'' Melvill, 1 ...
.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off
Mauritius
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Vanikoro'' include:
* † ''
Vanikoro accelerans'' (Marwick, 1928)
* ''
Vanikoro aperta'' (Carpenter, 1864)
* ''
Vanikoro cancellata'' (
Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Vanikoro clathrata'' (
Récluz, 1845)
* ''
Vanikoro cumingiana
Vanikoro (sometimes wrongly named ''Vanikolo'') is an island in the Santa Cruz group, located to the Southeast of the main Santa Cruz group. It is part of the Temotu Province of the Solomon Islands.
The name ''Vanikoro'' is always used as thoug ...
'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Vanikoro cuvieriana'' (Récluz, 1845)
* ''
Vanikoro dupliangulata'' (Laws, 1940) †
* ''
Vanikoro fenestrata'' (A. Adams, 1863)
* ''
Vanikoro foveolata'' Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866
* ''
Vanikoro gaimardi'' A. Adams, 1854
* ''
Vanikoro galapagana'' Hertlein & Strong, 1951
* ''
Vanikoro granulosa'' Récluz, 1845
* ''
Vanikoro gueriniana'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Vanikoro helicoidea'' (Le Guillou, 1842)
* ''
Vanikoro kilburni'' Drivas, J. & M. Jay, 1989
* ''
Vanikoro ligata'' (Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Vanikoro mauritii'' (Récluz, 1845)
* ''
Vanikoro natalensis'' E. A. Smith, 1908
* ''
Vanikoro orbignyana'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Vanikoro oxychone'' Mörch, 1877
* ''
Vanikoro plicata'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''
Vanikoro quoyiana'' A. Adams, 1854
* ''
Vanikoro satondae'' Bandel & Kowalke, 1997
* ''
Vanikoro sigaretiformis'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
* ''
Vanikoro striatus'' (
d’Orbigny
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, 1842)
* ''
Vanikoro sulcatus'' (
d’Orbigny
Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropol ...
, 1842)
[Rosenberg, G. (2010). ''Vanikoro sulcatus'' (d'Orbigny, 1842). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532309 on 2010-12-18]
* ''
Vanikoro tricarinata'' (Récluz, 1843)
* ''
Vanikoro wallacei'' Iredale, 1912
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Vanikoro aenigmatica'' Turton, 1932: synonym of ''
Macromphalus incertus'' (Turton, 1932)
* ''Vanikoro blainvilliana'' (Récluz, 1845): synonym of ''Vanikoro ligata'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''Vanikoro deshayesiana'' ([Récluz, 1844): synonym of ''Vanikoro ligata'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''Vanikoro distans'' (Récluz, 1845): synonym of ''
Vanikoro gueriniana'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''Vanikoro deshayesiana'' (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of ''Vanikoro ligata'' (Récluz, 1844)
* ''Vanikoro gracilis'' Brazier, 1894: synonym of ''Macromphalus gracilis'' (Brazier, 1894)
* ''Vanikoro japonica'' Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of ''Vanikoro fenestrata'' (A. Adams, 1863)
* ''Vanikoro recluziana'' A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of ''Vanikoro sigaretiformis'' (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
;Taxon inquirendum:
* ''Vanikoro semiplicata'' Pease, 1861
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp.
* Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). ''A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands''. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. . 448 pp
External links
Vanikoridae
{{Vanikoridae-stub