Echinophoria

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Echinophoria
Echinophoria coronadoi (MNHN-IM-2000-4147).jpeg
Shell of Echinophoria coronadoi (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Cassidae
Genus: Echinophoria
Sacco, 1890
Type species
Buccinum intermediumBrocchi, 1814
Synonyms [1]
  • BathygaleaWoodring & Olsson, 1957
  • Bathygalea (Bathygalea)Woodring & Olsson, 1957
  • Cassis (Echinophoria)Sacco, 1890
  • EuspinacassisFinlay, 1926
  • Phalium (Echinophoria)Sacco, 1890
  • TrachydoliumHowe, 1926

Echinophoria is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Echinophoria include:

Species brought into synonymy:

Related Research Articles

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Turritellidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Capulidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Columbellidae</span> Family of gastropods

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<i>Echinophoria coronadoi</i> Species of gastropod

Echinophoria coronadoi is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cassidae, the helmet snails and bonnet snails.

<i>Phalium</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Toledonia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Galeodea</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2010). Echinophoria Sacco, 1890. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415332 on 2012-06-27
  2. Echinophoria coronadoi(Crosse, 1867) . WoRMS (2010). Echinophoria coronadoi (Crosse, 1867). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species athttp://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419779 on 14 August 2010 .