Homalopoma
Encyclopedia
Homalopoma is a genus
of mostly very small sea snail
s with a calcareous operculum
, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Colloniidae
.
Species brought into synonymy :
Other species include:
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 mostly very small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s with a calcareous operculum
Operculum (gastropod)
The operculum, meaning little lid, is a corneous or calcareous anatomical structure which exists in many groups of sea snails and freshwater snails, and also in a few groups of land snails...
, 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 molluscs 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...
Colloniidae
Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda.- 2005 taxonomy :...
.
Species
Species within the genus Homalopoma include:- Homalopoma albidumHomalopoma albidumHomalopoma albidum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Dall, 1881) - Homalopoma amussitatum (Gould, 1861)
- Homalopoma arsinoense (Issel, 1869)
- Homalopoma baculum (CarpenterPhillip Pearsall CarpenterPhilip Pearsall Carpenter Rev. Dr. , who in 1841, was ordained Presbyterian minister in England, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1860, and whose field work as a malacologist or conchologist in North America is still well regarded today...
, 1864) - Homalopoma berryi J. H. McLean, 1964
- Homalopoma bicolorHomalopoma bicolorHomalopoma bicolor is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Okutani, 2001 - Homalopoma boffii Marini, 1975
- Homalopoma carmelaeHomalopoma carmelaeHomalopoma carmelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Oliverio & Buzzurro, 1994 - Homalopoma clippertonense (Hertlein & Emerson, 1953)
- Homalopoma cordellensis J. H. McLean, 1996
- Homalopoma cunninghami (E. A. Smith, 1881)
- Homalopoma draperi J. H. McLean, 1984
- Homalopoma granuliferumHomalopoma granuliferumHomalopoma granuliferum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Nomura & Hatai, 1940 - Homalopoma grippii (Dall, 1911)
- Homalopoma indutum (Watson, 1879)
- Homalopoma lacunatum (CarpenterPhillip Pearsall CarpenterPhilip Pearsall Carpenter Rev. Dr. , who in 1841, was ordained Presbyterian minister in England, and a Doctorate of Philosophy in 1860, and whose field work as a malacologist or conchologist in North America is still well regarded today...
, 1864) - Homalopoma linneiHomalopoma linneiHomalopoma linnei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Dall, 1889) - Homalopoma luridum (Dall, 1885)
- Homalopoma maculatum Golikov & Gulbin, 1978
- Homalopoma maculosaHomalopoma maculosaHomalopoma maculosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Pease, 1868) - Homalopoma mimicum LaFollette, 1976
- Homalopoma nocturnumHomalopoma nocturnumHomalopoma nocturnum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Gould, 1861) - Homalopoma panamense (Dall, 1908)
- Homalopoma paucicostatum (Dall, 1871)
- Homalopoma quantillumHomalopoma quantillumHomalopoma quantillum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Gould, 1861 - Homalopoma radiatum (Dall, 1918)
- Homalopoma rotundataHomalopoma rotundataHomalopoma rotundata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
Sowerby, 1889 - Homalopoma rubidum (Dall, 1908)
- Homalopoma sangarenseHomalopoma sangarenseHomalopoma sangarense is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Schrenck, 1862) - Homalopoma sanguineumHomalopoma sanguineumHomalopoma sanguineum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Homalopoma subobsoletum Willett, 1937
- Homalopoma umbilicataHomalopoma umbilicataHomalopoma umbilicata is a species of minute deepwater sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1926)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Homalopoma finkli Petuch, 1987 accepted as Cataegis finkli (Petuch, 1987)
- Homalopoma kussakini Egorov, 2000 : synonym of Lirularia iridescens (Schrenck, 1863)
Other species include:
- Homalopoma carpenteri PilsbryHenry Augustus PilsbryHenry Augustus Pilsbry was an American biologist, malacologist and carcinologist, among other areas of study. He was a dominant presence in many fields of invertebrate taxonomy for the better part of a century...
, 1888 - Homalopoma crassicostataHomalopoma crassicostataHomalopoma crassicostata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(Murdoch, 1905) - Homalopoma engbergi (Willett, 1929)
- Homalopoma fluctuataHomalopoma fluctuataHomalopoma fluctuata is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(HuttonFrederick Wollaston HuttonCaptain Frederick Wollaston Hutton, FRS, was an English scientist who applied the theory of natural selection to explain the origins and nature of the natural history of New Zealand.- Biography :...
, 1883) - Homalopoma imperforataHomalopoma imperforataHomalopoma imperforata is a species of minute sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(SuterHenry SuterHenry Suter was a New Zealand zoologist, naturalist, palaeontologist, and malacologist.- Biography :...
, 1908) - Homalopoma juanensis (Dall, 1919)
- Homalopoma micansHomalopoma micansHomalopoma micans is a species of minute deepwater sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1931) - Homalopoma nanaHomalopoma nanaHomalopoma nana is a species of a minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.- Original description :Homalopoma nana was originally discovered and described as Argalista nana by Harold John Finlay in 1930...
(FinlayHarold John FinlayHarold John Finlay was a New Zealand palaeontologist and conchologist. He was born in Comilla, India , on 22 March 1901....
, 1930) - Homalopoma peloritanum (Cantraine, 1835)
- Homalopoma philipiana (Dall, 1889)
- Homalopoma rotellaHomalopoma rotellaHomalopoma rotella is a species of minute sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1937) - Homalopoma variecostataHomalopoma variecostataHomalopoma variecostata is a species of minute deepwater sea snail with a calcareous operculum, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae....
(PowellArthur William Baden PowellDr Arthur William Baden Powell CBE was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the twentieth century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden".Powell was born at...
, 1937)