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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.
Marine fauna of Europe (9 C, 18 P) N. Marine fauna of North America (6 C, 35 P) O. Marine fauna of Oceania (5 C, 117 P) S. Marine fauna of South America (3 C, 32 P)
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]
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.
In April 2024, Ichthyotitan severnensis was established as a valid shastasaurid taxon and is considered both the largest marine reptile ever discovered and the largest macropredator ever discovered. The Lilstock specimen was estimated to be around 26 metres (85 ft) whilst the Aust specimen was an even more impressive 30 to 35 metres (98 to 115 ...
The big skate (Beringraja binoculata) is the largest species of skate (family Rajidae) in the waters off North America.They are found along the Pacific Coast from Alaska to Baja California, typically from the intertidal zone to a depth of 120 m (390 ft), and feed on benthic invertebrates and small fishes.
plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada X X X X X X X X Source for information on more than 70,000 plants, animals, and ecosystems of the United States and Canada, including rare and endangered species A Pan-European Species-directories Infrastructure (PESI) [25] European taxa X X X X X X X X X
Europe; North America Serratolamna is an extinct genus of mackerel sharks that is placed in the monotypic family Serratolamnidae. †Squalicorax †S. falcatus †S. kaupi †S. pristodontus; Albian-Maastrichtian: Egypt; Europe; North America Squalicorax, commonly known as the "crow shark", is a genus of extinct lamniform shark.