Glyptaesopus
Encyclopedia
Glyptaesopus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Borsoniidae
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...
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.In 2011, Bouchet, Kantor et al...
Species
Species within the genus Glyptaesopus include:- Glyptaesopus phyliraGlyptaesopus phyliraGlyptaesopus phylira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 8 mm.-External links:*...
(Dall, 1919) - Glyptaesopus proctoraeGlyptaesopus proctoraeGlyptaesopus proctorae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Distribution:This species occurs from the Florida Keys to the Bahamas; in the Gulf of Mexico.-References:...
(M. Smith, 1936) - Glyptaesopus xenicusGlyptaesopus xenicusGlyptaesopus xenicus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell grows to a length of 6 mm to 8 mm.-External links:*...
(Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932)