Cenchritis
Cenchritis nodulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Littorinoidea
Family:
Littorinidae
Genus:
Cenchritis

Martens, 1900

Cenchritis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.[1]

Cenchritis nodulosus, apical view

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

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  1. ↑ 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 .
  2. ↑ Gastropods.com : Cenchritis
  3. ↑ Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.


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