Vanikoro is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vanikoridae.
Distribution This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Mauritius.
Species Species within the genus Vanikoro include: † Vanikoro accelerans (Marwick, 1928) Vanikoro aperta (Carpenter, 1864) Vanikoro cancellata (Lamarck, 1822) Vanikoro clathrata (Récluz, 1845) Vanikoro cumingiana (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro cuvieriana (Récluz, 1845) Vanikoro dupliangulata (Laws, 1940) † Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863) Vanikoro foveolata Souverbie & Montrouzier, 1866 Vanikoro gaimardi A. Adams, 1854 Vanikoro galapagana Hertlein & Strong, 1951 Vanikoro granulosa Récluz, 1845 Vanikoro gueriniana (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro helicoidea (Le Guillou, 1842) Vanikoro kilburni Drivas, J. & M. Jay, 1989 Vanikoro ligata (Récluz, 1843) Vanikoro mauritii (Récluz, 1845) Vanikoro natalensis E. A. Smith, 1908 Vanikoro orbignyana (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro oxychone Mörch, 1877 Vanikoro plicata (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro quoyiana A. Adams, 1854 Vanikoro satondae Bandel & Kowalke, 1997 Vanikoro sigaretiformis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Vanikoro striatus (d'Orbigny, 1842) Vanikoro sulcatus (d'Orbigny, 1842)Rosenberg, G. (2010). Vanikoro sulcatus (d'Orbigny, 1842). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532309 on 2010-12-18 Vanikoro tricarinata (Récluz, 1843) Vanikoro wallacei Iredale, 1912 Species brought into synonymy Vanikoro aenigmatica Turton, 1932: synonym of Macromphalus incertus (Turton, 1932) Vanikoro blainvilliana (Récluz, 1845): synonym of Vanikoro ligata (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro deshayesiana ([Récluz, 1844): synonym of Vanikoro ligata (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro distans (Récluz, 1845): synonym of Vanikoro gueriniana (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro deshayesiana (Récluz, 1844) : synonym of Vanikoro ligata (Récluz, 1844) Vanikoro gracilis Brazier, 1894: synonym of Macromphalus gracilis (Brazier, 1894) Vanikoro japonica Pilsbry, 1895: synonym of Vanikoro fenestrata (A. Adams, 1863) Vanikoro recluziana A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Vanikoro sigaretiformis (Potiez & Michaud, 1838) Taxon inquirendum Vanikoro semiplicata Pease, 1861
See also Vanikoridae Sea snail Gastropod
References
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp. Richmond, M. (Ed.) (1997). A guide to the seashores of Eastern Africa and the Western Indian Ocean islands. Sida/Department for Research Cooperation, SAREC: Stockholm, Sweden. . 448 pp