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Struthiolaria

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Struthiolaria
An apertural view of a shell of the ostrich foot,
Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Struthiolariidae
Genus: Struthiolaria
Lamarck, 1816
Type species
Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck, 1816
Species

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Synonyms
  • Struthiolaria (Callusaria) Finlay, 1926 · accepted, alternate representation
  • Struthiolaria (Struthiolaria) Lamarck, 1816 · accepted, alternate representation

Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot snails, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Struthiolaria include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria gigas Sowerby II, 1842: synonym of Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria mirabilis E. A. Smith, 1875: synonym of Perissodonta mirabilis (E. A. Smith, 1875)
  • Struthiolaria nodulosa Lamarck: synonym of Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria scutulata (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of Tylospira scutulata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784): synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
    • Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970: as above
    • Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970: as above
    • Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970: as above
    • Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970: as above

References

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  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011). Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527648 on 2011-03-11