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Genus of gastropods

Cenchritis
Cenchritis nodulosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Littorinoidea
Family: Littorinidae
Genus: Cenchritis
Martens, 1900

Cenchritis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles.

Cenchritis nodulosus, apical view

Species

Species within the genus Cenchritis include:

Apertural view of Cenchritis muricatus

References

  1. Cenchritis Martens, 1900. Reid, David G. (2010). Cenchritis Martens, 1900. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415176 on 6 June 2010 .
  2. Gastropods.com : Cenchritis
  3. Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
Taxon identifiers
Cenchritis


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