Bouchetispiridae | |
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Shells of Bouchetispira vitrea (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Bouchetispiridae Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012 |
Type genus | |
Bouchetispira Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012 | |
Genera | |
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Bouchetispiridae is a family of sea snail. [1] The genus Bouchetispira is the only genus in the family Bouchetispiridae (a monotypic family). The scientific name of the family and the generic name is in honour of Philippe Bouchet, the French taxonomist and malacologist.
Conoidea is a superfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the suborder Hypsogastropoda. This superfamily is a very large group of marine mollusks, estimated at 340 recent valid genera and subgenera, and considered by one authority to contain 4,000 named living species.
Olivoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of minute to medium-large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Strictispiridae is a taxonomic family of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea, the cone snails and their allies.
Iotyrris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Lucerapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Famelica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Belomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Belomitridae.
Exilia is a genus of sea snails in the family Ptychatractidae.
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Philippe Bouchet is a French biologist whose primary scientific fields of study are malacology and taxonomy. He works at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He is also a Commissioner of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.
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Heteroturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae
Strombinoturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Teremitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramimitridae, the mitre snails.
The Belomitridae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks.
Anentome is a genus of freshwater snails with opercula, aquatic gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Anentominae of the family Nassariidae, a family, almost all of the rest of which are marine.
Bouchetispira is a genus of sea snails. The genus Bouchetispira is the only genus in the family Bouchetispiridae. The scientific name of the genus and family are in honour of Philippe Bouchet, a French taxonomist and malacologist.
Hortia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pyramimitridae, the mitre snails.
Pagodaturris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
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