Thersistrombus
Encyclopedia
Thersistrombus is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Strombidae
, the true conchs.
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...
Strombidae
Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Stromboidea....
, the true conchs.
Species
Species within the genus Thersistrombus include:- Thersistrombus thersitesThersistrombus thersitesThersistrombus thersites, common name : the Thersite Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.-Distribution:...
(Swainson, 1823)