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Vermetus afer
Description | Vermetus afer is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermetus_afer, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : Vermetus : Vermetus afer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Generic Name | Vermetus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Vermetus afer (Gmelin, 1791) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermetus_afer |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Serpula afra Gmelin, 1791 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Gastropoda : Littorinimorpha : Vermetidae : Vermetus : Serpula afra |
References
Keen M. (1961). A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. Bulletin of the British Museum, Natural History (Zoology), 7(3): 183-213, pls. 54-55. [February] - via World Register of Marine Species |
Keen, M. (1961) A proposed reclassification of the gastropod family Vermetidae. Bulletin of the British: Museum, Natural History (Zoology) |
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!