Usilla (gastropod)
Appearance
Usilla | |
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Shell of Usilla avenacea | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Ergalataxinae |
Genus: | Usilla H. Adams, 1861 |
Synonyms[1] | |
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Usilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the subfamily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae.[1][2]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Usilla include:[1]
- Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842)
- Usilla tosana (Pilsbry, 1904)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c MolluscaBase (2018). Usilla H. Adams, 1861. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=225250 on 2019-01-06
- ^ Claremont M., Houart R., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013). A molecular phylogenetic framework for the Ergalataxinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 79(1): 19-29.
External links
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