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Usilla (gastropod)

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Usilla
Shell of Usilla avenacea
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Cronia (Usilla) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1861
  • Vexilla (Usilla) H. Adams, 1861

Usilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the subfamily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae.[1][2]

Species

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Species within the genus Usilla include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ 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.
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