Beringius Dall 1887

Genus Beringius Dall, 1887 Type species. Chrysodomus crebricostatus Dall, 1877 (by OD). Diagnosis. Shells large, robust, usually with tall profile, aperture large; early whorls extended. Axial sculpture (when present) of weak to strong folds; spiral sculpture variable, fine lirae or riblets to coars...

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Main Authors: Mclean, James H., Clark, Roger N.
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:unknown
Published: Zenodo 2023
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Mollusca
Gastropoda
Neogastropoda
Buccinidae
Beringius
Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8391563
http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B1CA1BFFCD7C16FF18CF02FBA34C05
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Summary:Genus Beringius Dall, 1887 Type species. Chrysodomus crebricostatus Dall, 1877 (by OD). Diagnosis. Shells large, robust, usually with tall profile, aperture large; early whorls extended. Axial sculpture (when present) of weak to strong folds; spiral sculpture variable, fine lirae or riblets to coarse flattened cords with deeply channeled interspaces. Periostracum thin, flaking or adherent, lamellar in some species. Egg cases oval, disc shaped, attached along one edge and deposited in linear series to substrate. Remarks : In the Aleutians 14 species are recognized, including nine new species. Published as part of Mclean, James H. & Clark, Roger N., 2023, Seven new genera and thirty-four new species of buccinoid gastropods (Neogastropoda: Buccinidae) from the Aleutian Islands, Alaska, pp. 151-201 in Zootaxa 5351 (2) on page 161, DOI:10.11646/zootaxa.5351.2.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8391375

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