Basilissa (gastropod)
| Basilissa | |
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| Basilissa superba | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Seguenziidae |
| Subfamily: | Seguenziinae |
| Genus: | Basilissa Watson, 1879 |
Basilissa is a genus of extremely small deep water sea snails. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Basilissa include:[1]
- Basilissa soyoae Okutani, 1964
- Basilissa superba Watson, 1879
The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
- Basilissa alta Watson, 1879 synonym of Hadroconus altus (Watson, 1879)
- Basilissa babelica Watson, 1907 synonym of Orectospira tectiformis (Watson, 1880)
- Basilissa bombax Cotton & Godfrey, 1938 synonym of Calliobasis bombax (Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)
- Basilissa costulata Watson, 1879 synonym of Ancistrobasis reticulata (Philippi, 1844)
- Basilissa discula (Dall, 1889): synonym of Fluxinella discula (Dall, 1889)
- Basilissa gelida Barnard, 1963: synonym of Fluxinella gelida (Barnard, 1963) (original combination)
- Basilissa lampra Watson, 1879 synonym of Rotellenzia lampra (Watson, 1879)
- Basilissa munda Watson, 1879 synonym of Asthelys munda (Watson, 1879)
- Basilissa niceterium Hedley & May, 1908 synonym of Carinastele niceterium (Hedley & May, 1908)
- Basilissa rhyssa Dall, 1927: synonym of Basilissopsis rhyssa (Dall, 1927)
- Basilissa sibogae Schepman, 1908 synonym of Hadroconus sibogae (Schepman, 1908)
- Basilissa simplex Watson, 1879 synonym of Asthelys simplex (Watson, 1879)
- Basilissa trochiformis (Schepman, 1909) synonym of Fluxinella trochiformis (Schepman, 1909)
- Basilissa watsoni Dall, 1927 synonym of Hadroconus watsoni (Dall, 1927)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c WoRMS (2013). Basilissa R. B. Watson, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467446 on 2013-06-09
- ^ Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109.
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