Bacteridium

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Bacteridium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.WoRMS (2010). Bacteridium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415093 on 2011-10-26

Distribution

Most of the marine species within this genus occur in the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico, with the exception of Bacteridium resticulum being situated off the west coast of Africa and its countries, Angola, Namibia and Gabon.

Species

There are four known species within the genus Bacteridium, these include:

Bacteridium bermudense (Dall & Bartsch, 1911)
Bacteridium carinatum (de Folin, 1870)
Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
Bacteridium vittatum (A. Adams, 1861)[http://clade.ansp.org/obis/search.php/92060 OBIS: Bacteridium vittatum; retrieved: 26 December 2011]

References

Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). {{ISBN|0-915826-22-4}}. XII, 195 pp
Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.

External links

[http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415093 World Register of Marine Species]

Category:Pyramidellidae