Odontocymbiola
Encyclopedia
Odontocymbiola is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Volutidae
.
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...
Volutidae
Volutidae
Volutidae, common name volutes, are a taxonomic family of predatory sea snails that range in size from 9 mm to over 500 mm, marine gastropod mollusks...
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Species
Species within the genus Odontocymbiola include:- Odontocymbiola americanaOdontocymbiola americanaOdontocymbiola americana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Reeve, 1856) - Odontocymbiola magellanicaOdontocymbiola magellanicaOdontocymbiola magellanica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Odontocymbiola pescaliaOdontocymbiola pescaliaOdontocymbiola pescalia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Clench & Turner, 1964 - Odontocymbiola simulatrixOdontocymbiola simulatrixOdontocymbiola simulatrix is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Volutidae, the volutes....
Leal & Bouchet, 1989