Microsveltia | |
---|---|
Shell of Microsveltia humaboni (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Microsveltia Iredale, 1925 |
Type species | |
Microsveltia recessaIredale, 1925 |
Microsveltia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails. [1]
Species within the genus Microsveltia include:
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Colubrariidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. This family has no subfamilies.
Merica oblonga is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Microsveltia karubar is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Microsveltia metivieri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Microsveltia procerula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Microsveltia recessa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Microsveltia sagamiensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Admetula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Axelella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Merica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Neadmete is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Nipponaphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Scalptia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Sydaphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Trigonaphera is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Tritonoharpa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Brocchinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Metula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colubrariidae.
Fautor is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the subfamily Calliostomatinae ( of the family Calliostomatidae.