Leptothyra
Encyclopedia
Leptothyra is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Colloniidae
.
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...
Colloniidae
Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.- 2005 taxonomy :...
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Species
Species within the genus Leptothyra include:- Leptothyra benthicola (Marshall, 1979)
- Leptothyra candidaLeptothyra candidaLeptothyra candida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Pease, 1861 - Leptothyra filiferLeptothyra filiferLeptothyra filifer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Deshayes, 1863) - Leptothyra gestroiLeptothyra gestroiLeptothyra gestroi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colooniidae....
Caramagna, 1888 - Leptothyra kermadecensis (Marshall, 1979)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Leptothyra globuloides Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896: synonym of Cantrainea globuloidesCantrainea globuloidesCantrainea globuloides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Dautzenberg & H. Fischer, 1896) - Leptothyra sakaensis Yokoyama, 1925 accepted as Littorina breviculaLittorina breviculaLittorina brevicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles....
(Philippi, 1844)