''Beringius'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of large sea snails or true

whelk Whelk (also known as scungilli) is a common name applied to various kinds of sea snail. Although a number of whelks are relatively large and are in the family Buccinidae (the true whelks), the word ''whelk'' is also applied to some other marin ...

s, a

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gastropod molluscs in the

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. A ...

, the true whelks. ''Beringius'' is the

type genus In biological taxonomy, the type genus is the genus which defines a biological family and the root of the family name. Zoological nomenclature According to the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, "The name-bearing type of a nomina ...

of the subfamily Beringiinae.

Species

According to the

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the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Beringius'' :WoRMS : Prosipho;accessed : 29 August 2010
/ref> * '' Beringius aleuticus'' Dall, 1895 * '' Beringius behringii'' (Middendorff, 1848) * '' Beringius bogasoni'' Warén & S. M. Smith, 2006 * ''

Beringius crebricostatus ''Beringius crebricostatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinit ...

'' (Dall, 1877) * '' Beringius eyerdami'' A. G. Smith, 1959 * '' Beringius indentatus'' Dall, 1919 * ''

Beringius kennicottii ''Beringius kennicottii'', common name Kenicott's beringius, is a species of sea snail or true whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks. References Buccinidae Gastropods described in 1871 { ...

'' (Dall, 1871) * '' Beringius marshalli'' Dall, 1919 * '' Beringius polynematicus'' Pilsbry, 1907 * '' Beringius stimpsoni'' (Gould, 1860) * '' Beringius turtoni'' (Bean, 1834) * '' Beringius undatus'' Dall, 1919

References

Buccinidae {{Buccinidae-stub