Vermetus
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Vermetus Temporal range: Jurassic–Recent |
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| Vermetus sp., Nicosia Formation, Pliocene, Cyprus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vermetoidea |
| Family: | Vermetidae |
| Subfamily: | Vermetinae |
| Genus: |
Vermetus Daudin, 1800 |
| Synonyms | |
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Thylaeodus Mörch, 1860 |
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Thylaeodus Mörch, 1860
Vermetus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
The genus Vermetus is very ancient: it occurs in the fossil record from the Jurassic to the Quaternary (age range: from 164.7 to 0.0 million years ago).
Species within the genus Vermetus include:
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