Nothoadmete consobrina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Cancellarioidea |
Family: | Cancellariidae |
Genus: | Nothoadmete |
Species: | N. consobrina |
Binomial name | |
Nothoadmete consobrina (Powell, 1951) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Admete consobrinaPowell, 1951 |
Nothoadmete consobrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg 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".
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Powelliphanta hochstetteri consobrina, known as one of the amber snails, is a subspecies of large, carnivorous land snail, a terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusc in the family Rhytididae.
Mautodontha is a genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
†Mautodontha consobrina was a species of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Charopidae.
Lissotestella is a genus of minute sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Lissotestella consobrina is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc, unassigned in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.
Admete is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Cylichna is a genus of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cylichnidae, the "chalice bubble snails".
Architectonica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Architectonicidae, the staircase shells or sundials.
Cirsonella consobrina is a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Skeneidae.
Cirsonella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Skeneidae.
Freshwater snails are gastropod mollusks which live in freshwater. There are many different families. They are found throughout the world in various habitats, ranging from ephemeral pools to the largest lakes, and from small seeps and springs to major rivers. The great majority of freshwater gastropods have a shell, with very few exceptions. Some groups of snails that live in freshwater respire using gills, whereas other groups need to reach the surface to breathe air. In addition, some are amphibious and have both gills and a lung. Most feed on algae, but many are detritivors and some are filter feeders.
Nothoadmete antarctica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Nothoadmete harpovoluta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Nothoadmete delicatula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Terebra consobrina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Nothoadmete is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Drilliola is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae, the cone snails and their allies.
Rissopsis is a genus of very small, somewhat amphibious land snails that have a gill and an operculum, semi-terrestrial gastropod mollusks or micromollusk in the family Iravadiidae.
Crossea is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conradiidae.
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