Campanile (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Campanile is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Campanilidae
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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 large 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 molluscs in the family Campanilidae
Campanilidae
Campanilidae are a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Sorbeoconcha.-Taxonomy:There are no subfamilies in Campanilidae recognized in the taxonomy of Bouchet & Rocroi .-Genera:...
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Species
Species within the genus Campanile include:- † Campanile auvertianum
- † Campanile claytonense
- † Campanile cornucopiae
- † Campanile dilloni
- † Campanile elongatum
- † Campanile giganteumCampanile giganteum†Campanile giganteum is a species of exceptionally large fossil sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Campanilidae. This species dates from the Eocene epoch. With a shell length of 40 to 60 cm this is considered to be one of the largest species of shelled gastropod that ever lived...
(Lamarck, 1804) - a gigantic fossil species from the EoceneEoceneThe Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the... - † Campanile greenellum
- † Campanile hebertianum
- † Campanile houbricki
- † Campanile parisiense
- † Campanile paratum
- Campanile symbolicum Iredale, 1917 - a living Australian species. This is the only extant species of Campanilidae.
- † Campanile trevorjacksoni Portell & Donovan, 2008 - a fossil species from the EoceneEoceneThe Eocene Epoch, lasting from about 56 to 34 million years ago , is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era. The Eocene spans the time from the end of the Palaeocene Epoch to the beginning of the Oligocene Epoch. The start of the...
- † Campanile villaltai