Beringius

Beringius
Apertural view of the shell of Beringius kenicottii
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Buccinidae
Subfamily: Beringiinae
Genus:
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 a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

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