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Pluscula

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Pluscula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Family: Philinoglossidae
Genus: Pluscula
Er. Marcus, 1953[1]
Species:
P. cuica
Binomial name
Pluscula cuica
Er. Marcus, 1953

Pluscula is a genus of marine snails, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Philinoidea[2] within the clade Cephalaspidea. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pluscula cuica.[3]

Distribution

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This species occurs off São Paulo, Brazil.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Marcus E. (1953). Bol. Fac. Filos. Cienc. S. Paulo. (Zool.) 18: 176–181.
  2. ^ Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel & Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia. 47 (1–2). Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks: 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997.
  3. ^ "Pluscula Er. Marcus, 1953". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 17 December 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Pluscula cuica Er. Marcus, 1953". Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. accessed 26 December 2010.