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Apertural view of a beachworn shell of Zeacumantus lutulentus . | |
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Genus: | Zeacumantus |
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Cerithium subcarinatum G.B. Sowerby II, 1855 | |
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Zeacumantus is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails or mud snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Batillariidae. [2]
This genus is sometimes still treated as if it were a subgenus of the genus Batillaria (Batillariidae).
Species in the genus include: [3] [4] [5]
Synonyms:
Alcithoe is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Zeacumantus subcarinatus, common name the southern creeper, is a species of small sea snail or mud snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Batillariidae.
Murdochella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Nystiellidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.
Zeacolpus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turritellidae, known as the turritellas or tower shells.
Antisolarium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top shells.
The Littorinidae are a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found worldwide.
Teretriphora is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Triphoridae.
Aeneator is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Zegalerus is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, commonly known as slipper snails, cup-and-saucer shells, and Chinese hat shells.
Microvoluta is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae.
Glaphyrina is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae.
Clanculus (Paraclanculus) peccatus is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Trochidae, the top snails.
Cominella quoyana is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.
Conjectura is a genus of very small sea snails or micromolluscs, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Conradiidae.
Maoricolpus, common name the "New Zealand screw shells", is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turritellidae, the Turritella snails.
Maoricrypta is a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails, cup and saucer shells and Chinese hat shells.
Micrelenchus is a genus of small sea snails that have shells with pearly interiors and an operculum. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Cantharidinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails or top shells.
Batillariidae, common name batillariids or mudcreepers, are a family of marine, cerithioidean gastropod molluscs in thesuperfamily Cerithioidea.
Austrotriton is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae.
Austrofusus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or whelks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.