Jujubinus

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jujubinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]

Phylum:Mollusca
Order:Trochida
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Jujubinus
Jujubinus unindentatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Genus: Jujubinus
Monterosato, 1884
Type species
Trochus matonii
Payraudeau, 1826
Synonyms[1]
  • Calliostoma (Jujubinus) Monterosato, 1884
  • Cantharidus (Jujubinus) Monterosato, 1884
  • Gravijubinus Nordsieck, 1975
  • Jujubinus (Jujubinus) Monterosato, 1884
  • Jujubinus (Mirulinus) Monterosato, 1917
  • Manotrochus Fischer, 1885
  • Mirulinus Monterosato, 1917
  • Pictijubinus Nordsieck, 1975
  • Zizyphinus (Jujubinus) Monterosato, 1884
Close

The species of Jujubinus are close in appearance to Cantharidus Montfort, 1810, and differ only in their more angular body whorl and a narrower spire angle.

Species

Species within the genus Jujubinus include:

Species brought into synonymy

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