Terebellum (gastropod)

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Terebellum
Terebellum hubrechti (MNHN-IM-2012-19324).jpeg
Shell of Terebellum hubrechti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Seraphsidae
Genus: Terebellum
Bruguière, 1798
Type species
Conus terebellumLinnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • ArtopoiaGistel, 1848 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Terebellum)
  • LucisGistel, 1848
  • TerebrinaRafinesque, 1815 (invalid: unnecessary substitute name for Terebellum)

Terebellum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seraphsidae, the Terebellum conchs. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Terebellum include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Terebellum Linnaeus, 1758 . WoRMS (2009). Terebellum Linné, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205293 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. Terebellum terebellum (Linnaeus, 1767) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 June 2010.