Caducifer

Caducifer
Caducifer truncatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Prodotiidae
Genus: Caducifer
Dall, 1904
Type species
Triton truncatus Hinds, 1844

Caducifer is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Prodotiidae.

General characteristics

(Original description) The shell is small and subcylindrical, with the upper fourth of the spire self-amputated in the adult stage. It bears a single terminal varix. The sculpture consists of distinct axial ribs intersected by fine spiral threading, while the sutures are closely appressed. The nature of the nucleus and the presence or form of the operculum remain unknown.

Species

Species within the genus Caducifer include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2018). Caducifer Dall, 1904. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204688 on 2018-01-10
  2. ↑ Dall, W.H. (1904). "An historical and systematic review of the frogshells and tritons". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 47: 136–137. Retrieved 10 June 2026.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ↑ Caducifer camelopardalus Watters, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Caducifer truncata (Hinds, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.