Lischkeia
Encyclopedia
Lischkeia is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Calliotropidae
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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
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...
Calliotropidae
Calliotropidae
Calliotropidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.- 2005 taxonomy :Calliotropidae has been classified as a subfamily Calliotropinae within Chilodontidae according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005.- 2007-2009 taxonomy :A...
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Species
Species within the genus Lischkeia include:- Lischkeia alwinae (Lischke, 1871)
- Lischkeia imperialisLischkeia imperialisLischkeia imperialis, common name : the Giant Imperial Margarite, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.-Distribution:...
(Dall, 1881) - Lischkeia mahajangaensisLischkeia mahajangaensisLischkeia mahajangaensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae....
Vilvens, 2002 - Lischkeia reginamaris Habe & Okutani, 1981
- Lischkeia undosa Kuroda & Kawamura, 1956
Species brought into synonymy :
- Lischkeia ottoi (Philippi, 1844) : synonym of Calliotropis ottoiCalliotropis ottoiCalliotropis ottoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae....
(Philippi, 1844) - Lischkeia regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880) accepted as Calliotropis regalisCalliotropis regalisCalliotropis regalis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliotropidae.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 6 mm and 18 mm.-Distribution:...
(Verrill & Smith, 1880)