Tomella
Encyclopedia
Tomella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Clavatulidae
.
This name is no longer valid as it is a junior homonym of Tomella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (order Diptera). It has been replaced by Tomellana
(Wenz, 1943).
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...
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae
Clavatulidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.The family is not well differentiated morphologically....
.
This name is no longer valid as it is a junior homonym of Tomella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830 (order Diptera). It has been replaced by Tomellana
Tomellana
Tomellana is a genus of sea snail marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.Tomellana is a replacement name for Tomella Swainson, 1840, a junior homonym of Tomella Robineau-Desvoidy, 1830...
(Wenz, 1943).
Species
Species within the genus Tomella include:- Tomella hupferiTomella hupferiTomella hupferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae....
Strebel, 1912
Species brought into synonymy:
- Tomella leschkei Strebel, 1912 : synonym of Tomellana leschkei (Strebel, 1912)
- Tomella pfefferi Strebel, 1912 : synonym of Clavatula pfefferiClavatula pfefferiClavatula pfefferi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae. -References:* Bernard, P.A. . Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp....
(Strebel, 1912)