Biology:Stephopoma

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Short description: Genus of gastropods


Stephopoma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
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Subfamily:
Stephopomatinae
Genus:
Stephopoma

Mörch, 1860[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms

Lilax Finlay, 1926

Stephopoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae, the "slit worm shells" or "slit worm snails".[2]

Species

Species within the genus Stephopoma include:

  • Stephopoma abrolhosense Bieler, 1997
  • Stephopoma lacunosum (Barnard, 1963)
  • Stephopoma levispinosum
  • Stephopoma mamillatum Morton & Keen, 1960
  • Stephopoma myrakeenae Olsson & McGinty, 1958
  • Stephopoma nucleocostatum May, 1915
  • Stephopoma nucleogranosum Verco, 1904
  • Stephopoma pennatum Mørch, 1860
  • Stephopoma quincunx (Barnard, 1963)
  • Stephopoma roseum (Quoy and Gaimard, 1834)
  • Stephopoma tricuspe Mörch, 1861

References

  1. Mörch O. A. L. (1860). J. Conchyliol. 8: 42.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopoma Mörch, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224610 on 2012-02-11
  • Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

Further reading

  • Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN:0-00-216906-1

Wikidata ☰ Q7611029 entry