Description
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Family Trochidae
Operculum thin and horny , with numerous spiral lines .
Taxonomy
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- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom:
Animalia
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)
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
)
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Protostomia
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)
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
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)
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
)
- Phylum:
Mollusca
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)
- (Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795
- Molluscs
- Class:
Gastropoda
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)
- Cuvier, 1795
- Snails and Slugs
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
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)
- Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
- Superorder:
Vetigastropoda
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)
- Salvini-Plawen, 1980
- Order:
Archaeogastropoda
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)
- Superfamily:
Trochoidea
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)
- C.s. Rafinesque, 1815
- Superfamily:
Trochoidea
(
- Order:
Archaeogastropoda
(
- Superorder:
Vetigastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Similar Species
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Members of the genus Spectamen
There are approximately 18 species in this genus:
S. adarticulatum · S. bellulum · S. epitheca · S. flavum · S. fransiscanum · S. gerula · S. geruloides · S. multistriatum · S. pardalis · S. philippensis · S. planicarinatum · S. praecursor · S. pulcherrima · S. roseapicale · S. rubiolae · S. semisculptum · S. tryphenense · S. turbynei
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Notes
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Contributors
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed December 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal December 15, 2007:
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Natal Museum - Mollusc Collection
Identifiers
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 16567908
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2608620
