Vaceuchelus gemmula

Vaceuchelus gemmula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Chilodontaidae
Genus: Vaceuchelus
Species:
V. gemmula
Binomial name
Vaceuchelus gemmula
(Turton, 1932)
Synonyms[1]

Euchelus gemmula Turton, 1932

Vaceuchelus gemmula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Chilodontaidae.[1][2]

Distribution

This marine species is the only species in the family Chilodontidae to be endemic to South Africa[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Vaceuchelus gemmula (Turton, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710089 on 2013-04-14
  2. ^ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502. (6 November 2012)
  3. ^ Herbert D.G. (2012) A revision of the Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) of southern Africa and the south-western Indian Ocean. African Invertebrates, 53(2): 381–502
  • Turton, W. H. (1932). Marine Shells of Port Alfred, South Africa. Humphrey Milford, London, xvi + 331 pp., 70 pls.
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Vaceuchelus gemmula". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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