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, 1887
Synonyms
  • Beringion Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Beringius (Beringion) Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Beringius (Neoberingius) Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Chrysodomus (Beringius) Dall, 1887
  • Jumala Friele, 1882
  • Ukko Friele, 1893

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 :[1]

References


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