Bacteridium
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| Bacteridium | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Family: | Pyramidellidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbonillinae |
| Tribe: | Eulimellini |
| Genus: | Bacteridium Thiele, 1929 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Eulimella (Bacteridium) Thiele, 1929 | |
Bacteridium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]
Distribution
[edit | edit source]Most of the marine species within this genus occur in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, with the exception of Bacteridium resticulum being situated off the west coast of Africa and its countries, Angola, Namibia and Gabon.
Species
[edit | edit source]There are four known species within the genus Bacteridium, these include:[1]
- Bacteridium bermudense (Dall & Bartsch, 1911)
- Bacteridium carinatum (de Folin, 1870)
- Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
- Bacteridium vittatum (A. Adams, 1861)[2]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b c WoRMS (2010). Bacteridium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415093 on 2011-10-26
- ^ OBIS: Bacteridium vittatum; retrieved: 26 December 2011
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).. XII, 195 pp
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
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