''Vermeijius'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s in the subfamily Fusininae of the subfamily
Fusininae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
of the
family
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Vermeijius Kantor, Fedosov, Snyder & Bouchet, 2018. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1251814 on 2020-12-05] It has been named in honour of
Geerat J. Vermeij
Geerat J. Vermeij is a Dutch-born paleoecologist and evolutionary biologist in the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences at the University of California, Davis. He studies marine molluscs both as fossils and as living creatures. He received ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Vermeijius'' include:
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Vermeijius pallidus
''Vermeijius'' is a genus of sea snails in the subfamily Fusininae of the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marin ...
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(Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
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Vermeijius retiarius
''Vermeijius retiarus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Description
The length of the shell attains 56 mm.
Distribution
This marine spe ...
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(E. von Martens, 1901)
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Vermeijius virginiae
''Vermeijius virginiae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Vermeijius virginiae (Hadorn & Fraussen, 2 ...
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(Hadorn & Fraussen, 2002)
References
External links
Kantor Y.I., Fedosov A.E., Snyder M.A. & Bouchet P. (2018). Pseudolatirus Bellardi, 1884 revisited, with the description of two new genera and five new species (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae). European Journal of Taxonomy. 433: 1-57
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