Entemnotrochus
Encyclopedia
Entemnotrochus is a genus
of large to very large deepwater sea snail
s with gill
s and an operculum
, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Pleurotomariidae
, the slit snails.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Entemnotrochus :
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 large to very large deepwater sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s with gill
Gill
A gill is a respiratory organ found in many aquatic organisms that extracts dissolved oxygen from water, afterward excreting carbon dioxide. The gills of some species such as hermit crabs have adapted to allow respiration on land provided they are kept moist...
s and an operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, 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 Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomariidae
Pleurotomariidae, common name the '"slit snails", is a family of large marine gastropods in the clade Vetigastropoda. This family is very ancient; there were numerous species in the geological past. It is currently represented by a group of species that live only in deep water...
, the slit snails.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Entemnotrochus :
- Entemnotrochus adansonianusEntemnotrochus adansonianusEntemnotrochus adansonianus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae....
(Crosse & P. Fischer, 1861) - Entemnotrochus rumphiiEntemnotrochus rumphiiEntemnotrochus rumphii is a species of large sea snail with gills and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pleurotomariidae, the slit snails....
(Schepman, 1879)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Entemnotrochus urashima Shikama & Oishi in Shikama, 1977 : synonym of Entemnotrochus rumphii (Schepman, 1879)