Paracuneus
Encyclopedia
Paracuneus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Drilliidae
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This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.
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 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...
Drilliidae
Drilliidae
Drilliidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Description:...
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This genus is placed tentatively in the family Drilliidae.
Species
Species within the genus Paracuneus include:- Paracuneus immaculatus (Tenison-Woods, 1876)
- Paracuneus kemblensisParacuneus kemblensisParacuneus kemblensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.The epithet "kemblensis" is derived from Port Kembla, New South Wales, where the species was first found.-References:...
Laseron, 1954 - Paracuneus platystomaParacuneus platystomaParacuneus platystoma is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.-Distribution:This species occurs in the demersal zone off the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa.-References:...
(Smith E. A., 1877) - Paracuneus spadixParacuneus spadixParacuneus spadix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Drilliidae.There is one subspecies: Paracuneus spadix tumulus found at a depth of 125 m. off Twofold Bay, NSW, Australia-Distribution:...
(Watson, 1886)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Paracuneus cockae Kilburn, 1977: synonym of Inkinga cockae (Kilburn, 1977)