Pleuroploca
Encyclopedia
Pleuroploca is a genus
of very large predatory sea snail
s with an operculum
, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Fasciolariidae
, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Pleuroplaca :
Species within the genus Pleuroploca also 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 very large predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s with an 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 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...
Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea....
, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with valid names are included within the genus Pleuroplaca :
- Pleuroploca acutispsiraPleuroploca acutispsiraPleuroploca acutispsira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Strebel, 1911) - Pleuroploca aurantiacaPleuroploca aurantiacaPleuroploca aurantiaca is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Lamarck, 1816) - Pleuroploca australasiaPleuroploca australasiaPleuroploca australasia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.-External links:...
(Perry, 1811) - Pleuroploca buxeusPleuroploca buxeusPleuroploca buxeus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Reeve, 1847) - Pleuroploca clavaPleuroploca clavaPleuroploca clava is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Jonas, 1846) - Pleuroploca filamentosaPleuroploca filamentosaPleuroploca filamentosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Röding, 1798) - Pleuroploca granosaPleuroploca granosaPleuroploca granosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Broderip, 1832) - Pleuroploca granulilabrisPleuroploca granulilabrisPleuroploca granulilabris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
Vermeij & Snyder, 2004 - Pleuroploca lugubrisPleuroploca lugubrisPleuroploca lugubris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(A. Adams & Reeve in Reeve, 1847) - Pleuroploca lyonsiPleuroploca lyonsiPleuroploca lyonsi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
Bozzetti, 2008 - Pleuroploca manuelaePleuroploca manuelaePleuroploca manuelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
Bozzetti, 2008 - Pleuroploca princepsPleuroploca princepsPleuroploca princeps is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) - Pleuroploca salmoPleuroploca salmoPleuroploca salmo is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Wood, 1828) - Pleuroploca scholvieniPleuroploca scholvieniPleuroploca scholvieni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Strebel, 1911) - Pleuroploca trapeziumPleuroploca trapeziumPleuroploca trapezium, common name : the trapezium horse conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Pleuroploca wattersaePleuroploca wattersaePleuroploca wattersae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies....
(Kilburn, 1974)
Species within the genus Pleuroploca also include:
- Pleuroploca giganteaPleuroploca giganteaPleuroploca gigantea, common name the Florida horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, tulip snails and their allies....
- the Florida horse conch - Pleuroploca persica