Cenchritis
Cenchritis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]
Cenchritis nodulosus, apical view
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| Genus: | Cenchritis Martens, 1900 |
Species
Species within the genus Cenchritis include:[2]
- Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
- Cenchritis coronatus Valenciennes, A., 1832
- Cenchritis cumingii
- Cenchritis cumingii cumingii (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
- Cenchritis cumingii luchuanus (Pilsbry, H.A., 1901)
- Cenchritis cumingii spinulosus (Philippi, R.A., 1847)
- Cenchritis granosus (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
- Cenchritis malaccanus (Philippi, R.A.)
- Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
- Cenchritis niuensis (Reid, D.G. & Geller, 1997)
- Cenchritis nodulosus Pfeiffer, L., 1839
- Cenchritis pagodus (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
- Cenchritis rugosus Wood, W., 1828
- Cenchritis rusticus (Philippi, R.A., 1846)
- Cenchritis tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, C., 1758)
- Cenchritis viviparus (Rosewater, J., 1982)
Apertural view of Cenchritis muricatus
References
- Cenchritis Martens, 1900. Reid, David G. (2010). Cenchritis Martens, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415176 on 6 June 2010 .
- Gastropods.com : Cenchritis
- Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
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