Bacteridium

Genus of gastropods

Bacteridium

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Mollusca
Class:  | Gastropoda
Family:  | Pyramidellidae
Subfamily:  | Turbonillinae
Tribe:  | Eulimellini
Genus:  | Bacteridium
Thiele, 1929
Synonyms[1]

Eulimella (Bacteridium) Thiele, 1929

Bacteridium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

## Distribution

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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

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There are four known species within the genus Bacteridium, these include:[1]

* Bacteridium bermudense (Dall & Bartsch, 1911)
* Bacteridium carinatum (de Folin, 1870)
* Bacteridium resticulum (Dall, 1889)
* Bacteridium vittatum (A. Adams, 1861)[2]

## References

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1. ^ a b c 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
2. ^ OBIS: Bacteridium vittatum; retrieved: 26 December 2011

* 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

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* World Register of Marine Species

Taxon identifiers

Bacteridium|

* Wikidata: Q4840009
* GBIF: 3244962
* iNaturalist: 246493
* IRMNG: 1283828
* Open Tree of Life: 4958241
* WoRMS: 415093

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