Beringius is a genus of large sea snails or true whelks, a marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Beringius
Apertural view of the shell of Beringius kenicottii
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Beringius

Dall, 1887
Synonyms
  • Beringion Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Beringius (Beringion) Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Beringius (Neoberingius) Habe & Ito, 1965
  • Chrysodomus (Beringius) Dall, 1887
  • Jumala Friele, 1882
  • Ukko Friele, 1893

Beringius is the type genus of the subfamily Beringiinae.

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According to the World Register of Marine Species the following species with valid names are included within the genus Beringius :[1]

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