Vermetus
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.
Species
Species within the genus Vermetus include:Vermetus adansonii Daudin, 1800Vermetus afer Vermetus annulus Rousseau in Chenu, 1843Vermetus balanitintinnabuli Mörch, 1862Vermetus bieleri Scuderi, Swinnen & Templado, 2017Vermetus biperforatus Bieler, Collins, Golding & Rawlings, 2019Vermetus brasiliensis Rousseau in Chenu, 1844Vermetus carinatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834Vermetus dentiferus Rousseau in Chenu, 1844Vermetus enderli Schiaparelli & Metivier, 2000Vermetus eruca Vermetus granulatus Vermetus intestinalis Vermetus periscopium Barnard, 1963Vermetus reticulatus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834Vermetus sansibaricus Thiele, 1925Vermetus scaber Gravenhorst, 1831Vermetus tonganus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834Vermetus triquetrus Bivona Ant., 1832Vermetus turonius Rousseau in Chenu, 1844Vermetus vitreus Kuroda & Habe, 1972;Species brought into synonymy:Vermetus alii Hadfield & Kay, 1972: synonym of Eualetes tulipa Vermetus annulatus Costa, 1861: synonym of Filogranula annulata Vermetus calyculatus Costa, 1861: synonym of Filogranula calyculata Vermetus cariniferus Gray, 1843: synonym of Spirobranchus carinifer Vermetus centiquadrus Valenciennes, 1846: synonym of Eualetes centiquadrus Vermetus cristatus Biondi, 1857: synonym of Dendropoma petraeumVermetus cyclicus Watson, 1886: synonym of Ctiloceras cyclicum Vermetus gigas Bivona in Philippi, 1836: synonym of Serpulorbis arenariusVermetus goreensis : synonym of Vermetidae incertae sedis goreensis Vermetus indentatus : synonym of Thylaeodus indentatus Vermetus knorrii Deshayes, 1843: synonym of Vermicularia knorrii Vermetus masier Deshayes, 1843: synonym of Thylacodes masier Vermetus mutabilis Costa, 1861: synonym of Filogranula calyculata Vermetus peronii Valenciennes, A., 1846: synonym of Eualetes centiquadrus Vermetus quadrangulus Philippi, 1848: synonym of Vermicularia spirata Vermetus quincunx Barnard, 1963: synonym of Stephopoma quincunx Vermetus quinquecostatus Daudin, 1800: synonym of Spirobranchus lima Vermetus radilula Stimpson, 1851: synonym of Vermicularia radicula Vermetus roseus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834: synonym of Stephopoma roseum Vermetus rugulosus Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Thylaeodus rugulosus Vermetus selectus : synonym of Thylacodes arenarius Vermetus semisurrectus Bivona Ant., 1832: synonym of Thylaeodus semisurrectus Vermetus spiratus Philippi, 1836: synonym of Vermicularia spirata Vermetus tridentatus Daudin, 1800: synonym of ''Placostegus tridentatus''