- Cyclope
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Cyclope shells of Cyclope pellucida Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade NeogastropodaSuperfamily: Buccinoidea Family: Nassariidae Genus: Cyclope
Risso, 1826 [1]Synonyms - Cyclonassa Swainson, 1840
- Cyclops Montfort, 1810 (Invalid: junior homonym of Cyclops O.F. Müller, 1785 [Crustacea])
Cyclope is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Cyclope include:
- Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
- Cyclope pellucidus Risso, 1826[4]
- Cyclope westerlundi Brusina, 1900
- Species brought into synonymy
- Cyclope donovania Risso, 1826 : synonym of Cyclope pellucidus Risso, 1826
- Cyclope neritoidea Risso, 1826 (Unnecessary substitute name for Buccinum neriteum Linnaeus, 1758) : synonym of Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Cyclope tarentina Parenzan, 1970 : synonym of Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ^ Risso, A. 1826. Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celle des environs de Nice et des Alps Maritimes. Paris: F.-G. Levrault. Vol. 4:vii + 439 pp., 12 pls. page(s): 170, 271
- ^ Cyclope Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138233 on 24 February 2011.
- ^ Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140487 on 18 April 2010.
- ^ Cyclope pellucida Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=140488 on 18 April 2010.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
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