Anadema

Anadema is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.[1]

Anadema
Drawing of a shell of Anadema macandrewii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Phasianelloidea
Family:
Colloniidae
Genus:
Anadema

H. & A. Adams, 1855
Synonyms

Omphalius (Anadema) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1854 (original combination)

This name is evidently a junior homonym of Anadema Meuschen, 1787 (Echinodermata).

Species

Species within the genus Anadema include:

References
  1. Anadema H. & A. Adams, 1855. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  2. Anadema macandrewii (Mörch 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  • McLean J.H. & Gofas S. (2008). Notes on the genus Anadema H. & A. Adams, 1854 (Gastropoda: Colloniidae). Iberus 26(1): 53-63.


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