Cyclope
Encyclopedia
Cyclope is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Nassariidae
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species brought into synonymy :
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...
Nassariidae
Nassariidae
Nassariidae, common name nassa mud snails , or dog whelks , are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda.-Shell description:...
, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Species
Species within the genus Cyclope include:- Cyclope neriteaCyclope neriteaCyclope neritea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Cyclope pellucidus Risso, 1826
- Cyclope westerlundi Brusina, 1900
Species brought into synonymy :
- Cyclope donovania Risso, 1826 : synonym of Cyclope pellucidus Risso, 1826
- Cyclope neritoidea Risso, 1826 (Unnecessary substitute name for Buccinum neriteum Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cyclope tarentina Parenzan, 1970 : synonym of Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)