''Vermetus'' is a

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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 ...

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Vermetidae The Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of species in the family Vermetidae are extremely irregular, and do ...

, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the

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to the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Vermetus'' include: * '' Vermetus adansonii'' Daudin, 1800 * '' Vermetus afer'' (

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, 1791) * '' Vermetus annulus'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1843 * ''

Vermetus balanitintinnabuli ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: fro ...

'' Mörch, 1862 * ''

Vermetus bieleri ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: fro ...

'' Scuderi, Swinnen & Templado, 2017 * ''

Vermetus biperforatus ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: fro ...

'' Bieler, Collins, Golding & Rawlings, 2019 * ''

Vermetus brasiliensis ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: fro ...

'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * ''

Vermetus carinatus ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. The genus ''Vermetus'' is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: fro ...

'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * ''

Vermetus dentiferus ''Vermetus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine 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 a ...

'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * '' Vermetus enderli'' Schiaparelli & Metivier, 2000 * '' Vermetus eruca'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

, 1818) (

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) * '' Vermetus granulatus'' ( Gravenhorst, 1831) * '' Vermetus intestinalis'' (

, 1791) (taxon inquirendum) * '' Vermetus periscopium'' Barnard, 1963 * '' Vermetus reticulatus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Vermetus sansibaricus'' Thiele, 1925 * '' Vermetus tonganus'' Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 * '' Vermetus triquetrus'' Bivona Ant., 1832 * '' Vermetus turonius'' Rousseau in Chenu, 1844 * '' Vermetus vitreus'' Kuroda & Habe, 1972 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Vermetus alii'' Hadfield & Kay, 1972: synonym of '' Eualetes tulipa'' (Rousseau in Chenu, 1843) (subjective synonym) * ''Vermetus annulatus'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula annulata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus calyculatus'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula calyculata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus cariniferus'' Gray, 1843: synonym of '' Spirobranchus carinifer'' (Gray, 1843) * ''Vermetus centiquadrus''

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, 1846: synonym of '' Eualetes centiquadrus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * ''Vermetus cristatus'' Biondi, 1857: synonym of ''

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'' * ''Vermetus cyclicus'' Watson, 1886: synonym of '' Ctiloceras cyclicum'' (Watson, 1886) * ''Vermetus gigas'' Bivona in Philippi, 1836: synonym of '' Serpulorbis arenarius'' * ''Vermetus goreensis'' (

, 1791): synonym of '' Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Vermetus indentatus'' (

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, 1857): synonym of '' Thylaeodus indentatus'' (Carpenter, 1857) * ''Vermetus knorrii'' Deshayes, 1843: synonym of '' Vermicularia knorrii'' (Deshayes, 1843) * ''Vermetus masier'' Deshayes, 1843: synonym of '' Thylacodes masier'' (Deshayes, 1843) (original combination) * ''Vermetus mutabilis'' Costa, 1861: synonym of '' Filogranula calyculata'' (O. G. Costa, 1861) * ''Vermetus peronii'' Valenciennes, A., 1846: synonym of '' Eualetes centiquadrus'' (Valenciennes, 1846) * ''Vermetus quadrangulus''

Philippi Philippi (; grc-gre, Φίλιπποι, ''Philippoi'') was a major Greek city northwest of the nearby island, Thasos. Its original name was Crenides ( grc-gre, Κρηνῖδες, ''Krenides'' "Fountains") after its establishment by Thasian colon ...

, 1848: synonym of Vermicularia spirata (Philippi, 1836) * ''Vermetus quincunx'' Barnard, 1963: synonym of '' Stephopoma quincunx'' (Barnard, 1963) * ''Vermetus quinquecostatus'' Daudin, 1800: synonym of '' Spirobranchus lima'' (Grube, 1862) * ''Vermetus radilula'' Stimpson, 1851: synonym of '' Vermicularia radicula'' (Stimpson, 1851) * ''Vermetus roseus'' Quoy &

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, 1834: synonym of '' Stephopoma roseum'' ( Quoy &

) * ''Vermetus rugulosus'' Monterosato, 1878: synonym of '' Thylaeodus rugulosus'' (Monterosato, 1878) (original combination) * ''Vermetus selectus'' ( Monterosato, 1892): synonym of '' Thylacodes arenarius'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Vermetus semisurrectus'' Bivona Ant., 1832: synonym of '' Thylaeodus semisurrectus'' (Bivona-Bernardi, 1832) (original combination) * ''Vermetus spiratus''

, 1836: synonym of Vermicularia spirata (Philippi, 1836) * ''Vermetus tridentatus'' Daudin, 1800: synonym of '' Placostegus tridentatus'' (Fabricius, 1779)

References

* 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

External links

Daudin, François Marie. (1800). Receuil de mémoires et de notes sur des espèces inédites ou peu connues de Mollusques, de vers et de zoophytes. xviii & 19-50. Fuchs & Treuttel et Wurtz. Paris

Keen M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology), 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55

Bieler, R.; Petit, R. E. (2011). Catalogue of Recent and fossil “worm-snail” taxa of the families Vermetidae, Siliquariidae, and Turritellidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zootaxa. 2948, 1-103
{{Taxonbar, from=Q7921555 Vermetidae Callovian first appearances Extant Middle Jurassic first appearances