Beringius
Beringius is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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| Subfamily: | Beringiinae |
| Genus: | Beringius |
Beringius is the type genus of the subfamily Beringiinae.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with valid names are included within the genus Beringius :[2]
- Beringius behringi (Middendorff, 1848)
- Beringius bogasoni Waren & Smith, 2006
- Beringius crebricostatus
- Beringius eyerdami A.G. Smith, 1959
- Beringius frielei Dall, 1895
- Beringius kenicottii (Dall, 1871)
- Beringius polynematicus Pilsbry, 1907
- Beringius stimpsoni (Gould, 1860)
- Beringius turtoni (Bean, 1834)
- Beringius undatus Dall, 1919
References
- Dall W. H. (1879) Sci. Res. Explor. Alaska (Buccin.), expl. pl. 2, fig. 1.
- WoRMS : Prosipho;accessed : 29 August 2010
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