Histricosceptrum
Encyclopedia
Histricosceptrum is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Turbinellidae
.
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...
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.-Distribution:Species in this family are found world-wide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters.- Subfamilies :...
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Species
Species within the genus Histricosceptrum include:- Histricosceptrum atlantisHistricosceptrum atlantisHistricosceptrum atlantis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1938) - Histricosceptrum bartlettiHistricosceptrum bartlettiHistricosceptrum bartletti is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1940) - Histricosceptrum xenismatisHistricosceptrum xenismatisHistricosceptrum xenismatis is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae....
(Harasewych, 1983)