Vermetus
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Vermetus is a genus
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)
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 gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
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 Vermetidae
Vermetidae
Vermetidae, common name the worm snails or worm shells, is a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha....

, the worm snails or worm shells.

Species

Species within the genus Vermetus include:
  • Vermetus afer
    Vermetus afer
    Vermetus afer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Vermetus alii
    Vermetus alii
    Vermetus alii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Hadfield & Kay, 1972
  • Vermetus cristatus Biondi, 1857 : synonym of Dendropoma petraeum
    Dendropoma petraeum
    Dendropoma petraeum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.-External links:...

  • Vermetus enderli
    Vermetus enderli
    Vermetus enderli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Schiaparelli & Metivier, 2000
  • Vermetus eruca
    Vermetus eruca
    Vermetus eruca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Lamarck, 1818)
  • Vermetus gigas Bivona in Philippi, 1836 : synonym of Serpulorbis arenarius
    Serpulorbis arenarius
    Serpulorbis arenarius is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

  • Vermetus goreensis
    Vermetus goreensis
    Vermetus goreensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Vermetus granulatus
    Vermetus granulatus
    Vermetus granulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Gravenhorst, 1831)
  • Vermetus intestinalis
    Vermetus intestinalis
    Vermetus intestinalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Vermetus masier
    Vermetus masier
    Vermetus masier is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Deshayes, 1843
  • Vermetus rugulosus
    Vermetus rugulosus
    Vermetus rugulosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Monterosato, 1878
  • Vermetus selectus
    Vermetus selectus
    Vermetus selectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    (Monterasato, 1892)
  • Vermetus semisurrectus
    Vermetus semisurrectus
    Vermetus semisurrectus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Bivona Ant., 1832
  • Vermetus triquetrus
    Vermetus triquetrus
    Vermetus triquetrus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells....

    Bivona Ant., 1832
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