Microeulima | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Eulimoidea |
Family: | Eulimidae |
Genus: | Microeulima Warén, 1992 |
Microeulima is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. [1]
A genus is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus.
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".
Turritella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turritellidae.
The Trochidae, common name top-snails or top-shells, are a taxonomic family of very small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Vetigastropoda.
Hipponix, common name hoof snails or hoof shells, is a genus of small sea snails with limpet-like shells, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoof snails. Many of the species in this genus have white shells.
Cerithidea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Potamididae, the horn snails.
Myurella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Drillia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Compsodrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Ancistrosyrinx is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Clathurella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clathurellidae.
Anachis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Astyris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Omphalius is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Tegulidae.
Vokesimurex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Alaba is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Litiopidae.
Fossarus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Planaxidae.
Calyptraea, commonly known as the "Chinese hat snails" is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Calyptraeidae, a family which contains the slipper snails or slipper limpets, cup-and-saucer snails, and Chinese hat snails.
Vermetus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Rissoa is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.
Chemnitzia is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.
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