Duplicaria kieneri | |
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Duplicaria kieneri (Deshayes, 1859) | |
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Pervicacia kieneri(Deshayes, 1859) |
Duplicaria kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails. [1]
In biology, a species ( ) is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. Other ways of defining species include their karyotype, DNA sequence, morphology, behaviour or ecological niche. In addition, paleontologists use the concept of the chronospecies since fossil reproduction cannot be examined. While these definitions may seem adequate, when looked at more closely they represent problematic species concepts. For example, the boundaries between closely related species become unclear with hybridisation, in a species complex of hundreds of similar microspecies, and in a ring species. Also, among organisms that reproduce only asexually, the concept of a reproductive species breaks down, and each clone is potentially a microspecies.
Sea snail is a common name for snails that normally live in salt water, in other words marine gastropods. The taxonomic class Gastropoda also includes snails that live in other habitats, such as land snails and freshwater snails. Many species of sea snails are edible and exploited as food sources by humans.
Family is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy; it is classified between order and genus. A family may be divided into subfamilies, which are intermediate ranks between the ranks of family and genus. The official family names are Latin in origin; however, popular names are often used: for example, walnut trees and hickory trees belong to the family Juglandaceae, but that family is commonly referred to as being the "walnut family".
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods.
Duplicaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria albofuscata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria angolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria anseeuwi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria australis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria baileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria benthalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria bernardi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria copula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria deynzerorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria duplicata, common name the duplicate auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria gemmulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria hiradoensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria koreana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria morbida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria mozambiquensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria tiurensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Duplicaria dussumieri, common name Dussumier's auger, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Murexsul kieneri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
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