Scaphella
Encyclopedia
Scaphella is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae
, the volutes. This is a tropical genus which occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean
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There are both living and fossil species in this genus, which first appeared in the Paleocene
. http://paleoviva.fc.ul.pt/cmsbibliogafia/cms068.pdf
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 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, 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 Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
, the volutes. This is a tropical genus which occurs in the Western Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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There are both living and fossil species in this genus, which first appeared in the Paleocene
Paleocene
The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "early recent", is a geologic epoch that lasted from about . It is the first epoch of the Palaeogene Period in the modern Cenozoic Era...
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Species
Species within the genus Scaphella include:- Scaphella contoyensisScaphella contoyensisScaphella contoyensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Emerson & Old, 1979 - Scaphella dohrniScaphella dohrniScaphella dohrni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Sowerby III, 1903) - Scaphella dubiaScaphella dubiaScaphella junonia, common name Dubious Volute, is a species of a sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Broderip, 1827) - Dubious Volute - Scaphella evelinaScaphella evelinaScaphella evelina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
F. M. Bayer, 1971 - Scaphella garciaiScaphella garciaiScaphella garciai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Bail, 2007 - Scaphella gaudiatiScaphella gaudiatiScaphella gaudiati is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Bail & Shelton, 2001 - Scaphella gouldianaScaphella gouldianaScaphella gouldiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Dall, 1887) - Scaphella junoniaScaphella junoniaScaphella junonia, common name the "junonia," is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes.This species lives in deep water in the tropical Western Atlantic...
(Lamarck, 1804) - type species - Scaphella luizcoutoiScaphella luizcoutoiScaphella luizcoutoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Coltro, 1998 - Scaphella macginnorumScaphella macginnorumScaphella macginnorum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
García & Emerson, 1987 - Scaphella neptuniaScaphella neptuniaScaphella neptunia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Clench & Aguayo, 1940) - Scaphella robustaScaphella robustaScaphella robusta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Dall, 1889