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Fauna of the North Sea (2 C, 11 P) P. Pinnipeds of Europe (1 C, 13 P) Pages in category "Marine fauna of Europe" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of ...
There are about 1500 species of non-marine molluscs in Europe. The marine fauna is again richest in the Mediterranean region (2000 marine mollusc species). [13] 22 species and 3 subspecies of gastropods are extinct in Europe since the year 1500. [14] No species of bivalves are known to be extinct in Europe since 1500. [14]
Marine mammals comprise over 130 living and recently extinct species in three taxonomic orders. The Society for Marine Mammalogy, an international scientific society, maintains a list of valid species and subspecies, most recently updated in October 2015. [1] This list follows the Society's taxonomy regarding and subspecies.
Marine fauna — of North America. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. C. Cephalopods of North America (7 C, 14 P) F.
The range of distribution for this family is world-wide. It is at its most diverse in North America, with about 297 recognised taxa, [3] [4] [5] but China and Southeast Asia also support very diverse faunas. Freshwater mussels occupy a wide range of habitats, but most often occupy lotic waters, i.e. flowing water such as rivers, streams and creeks.
Some species-focused databases attempt to compile comprehensive data about particular species , while others focus on particular species attributes, such as checklists of species in a given area (FEOW) or the conservation status of species (CITES or IUCN Red List). Nomenclators act as summaries of taxonomic revisions and set a key between ...
Category: Fauna of North America by country. ... Fauna of the United States (10 C, 54 P) This page was last edited on 18 March 2023, at 20:06 (UTC). ...
Orconectes virilis (virile crayfish) native to North America, but now widespread outside its normal habitat; Pacifastacus leniusculus (signal crayfish) into California from elsewhere in North America; Procambarus clarkii (red swamp crawfish) now widespread in North America, from its native range in the Gulf of Mexico basin