Callomphala is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Skeneidae.[2]
| Callomphala | |
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| Original drawing with three views of a shell of Callomphala globosa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Skeneidae |
| Genus: | Callomphala A. Adams & Angas, 1864 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Neritula (Callomphala) lucida A. Adams & Angas, 1864 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Teinostoma (Callomphala) Adams & Angas, 1864 | |
Callomphala is considered by the Australian Faunal Directory as a synonym of Teinostoma (Callomphala) Adams & Angas, 1864, belonging to the family Tornidae[3] The genus Teinostoma used to be placed within the family Skeneidae.
Species
editSpecies within the genus Callomphala include:
- Callomphala globosa Hedley, 1901
- Callomphala hoeksemai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 2008[4]
- Callomphala lucida (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Callomphala alta Laseron, 1954: synonym of Callomphala lucida (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
References
edit- ^ Adams, A. & Angas, G.F. 1864. Descriptions of new species of shells, chiefly from Australia in the collection of Mr Angas. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864: 35-40
- ^ Callomphala A. Adams & Angas, 1864. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
- ^ "Australian Faunal Directory: Teinostoma (Callomphala)". Archived from the original on 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-02.
- ^ Callomphala hoeksemai Moolenbeek & Hoenselaar, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 21 April 2010.
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