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Cenchritis
Sign in to saveCenchritis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. thumb|Cenchritis nodulosus, apical view
Species
Beaded Periwinkle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyLittorinidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 29
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Littorinidae
- Collections
- UF, INHS
- Recorded in
- Jamaica, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, United States, Venezuela, Cuba, Bermuda
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Cenchritis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Littorinidae, the winkles or periwinkles. thumb|Cenchritis nodulosus, apical view
==Species== Species within the genus Cenchritis include: Cenchritis antonii (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis coronatus Valenciennes, A., 1832 Cenchritis cumingii Cenchritis cumingii cumingii (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis cumingii luchuanus (Pilsbry, H.A., 1901) Cenchritis cumingii spinulosus (Philippi, R.A., 1847) Cenchritis granosus (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis malaccanus (Philippi, R.A.) Cenchritis muricatus (Linnaeus, 1758) Cenchritis niuensis (Reid, D.G. & Geller, 1997) Cenchritis nodulosus Pfeiffer, L., 1839 Cenchritis pagodus (Linnaeus, C., 1758) Cenchritis rugosus Wood, W., 1828 Cenchritis rusticus (Philippi, R.A., 1846) Cenchritis tectumpersicum (Linnaeus, C., 1758) Cenchritis viviparus (Rosewater, J., 1982) thumb|Apertural view of Cenchritis muricatus
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