Bembicium
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Bembicium is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Littorinidae
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Littorinidae
Littorinidae
Littorinidae is a taxonomic family of over 200 species of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha, commonly known as periwinkles and found world-wide.-Names:...
, the winkles or periwinkles.
Species
Species within the genus Bembicium include:- Bembicium altumBembicium altumBembicium altum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Tate, 1894) - Bembicium auratumBembicium auratumBembicium auratum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) - Bembicium discoideumBembicium discoideumBembicium discoideum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Reid, 1988 - Bembicium flavescensBembicium flavescensBembicium flavescens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1851) - Bembicium melanostomaBembicium melanostomaBembicium melanostoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.-References:...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Bembicium nanumBembicium nanumBembicium nanum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Lamarck, 1822) - Bembicium priscumBembicium priscumBembicium priscum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Powell & Bartrum, 1929 - Bembicium vittatumBembicium vittatumBembicium vittatum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
Philippi, 1846