Beringius

Beringius is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Beringius
Apertural view of the shell of Beringius kenicottii
Scientific classification
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Beringiinae
Genus:
Beringius

Dall, 1879[1]

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]

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References

  1. Dall W. H. (1879) Sci. Res. Explor. Alaska (Buccin.), expl. pl. 2, fig. 1.
  2. WoRMS : Prosipho;accessed : 29 August 2010


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