Meiocardia | |
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M. moltkiana fossil in the MNHN | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Bivalvia |
Order: | Venerida |
Superfamily: | Glossoidea |
Family: | Glossidae |
Genus: | Meiocardia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1857 [1] [2] |
Type species | |
Chama moltkiana Gmelin, 1791 | |
Species | |
See text. |
As of 2017 [update] , WoRMS classifies the following six species as belonging to Meiocardia: [1]
Species formerly classified in this genus include: [1]
The Terebridae, commonly referred to as auger shells or auger snails, is a group or family of small to large predatory marine gastropods in the superfamily Conoidea.
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm. They are marine gastropod mollusks. Most of the species have no operculum.
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.
The Nassariidae, Nassa mud snails (USA), or dog whelks (UK), are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.
Amathinidae, is a taxonomic family mostly consisting of small and minute sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the superfamily Pyramidelloidea.
Volutomitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae, the mitres, with global distribution.
Ellobiidae, common name the hollow-shelled snails, is a family of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the clade Eupulmonata. Ellobiidae is the only family in the superfamily Ellobioidea, according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea.
Eucyclidae is a family of gastropods in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Provannidae is a family of deep water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfmaily Abyssochrysoidea.
The Cerithioidea is a superfamily of marine, brackish water and freshwater gastropod containing more than 200 genera. The Cerithoidea are included unassigned in the subclass Caenogastropoda. The original name of this superfamily was Cerithiacea, in keeping with common superfamily endings at the time.
Alia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Phymorhynchus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Finella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Scaliolidae.
Melanella is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Rangia is a genus of bivalve molluscs or clams in the subfamily Mactrinae of the family Mactridae.
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Meiocardia delicata is a species of bivalve in the family Glossidae.
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