Biology:Dunkeria
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
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| Genus: | Dunkeria Carpenter, 1857
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Dunkeria is a rather eccentric genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. This genus does not contain any specified species within it, only synonyms.[1][2]
Distribution
This genus occurs in the following locations:[1]
- United Kingdom Exclusive Economic Zone
Species
This species of gastropods does not contain any official species within it, only synonyms of other species within the family Pyramidellidae.
The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]
- Dunkeria jeffreysii (Forbes & Hanley, 1850) accepted as Turbonilla jeffreysii (Forbes & Hanley, 1850)
- Dunkeria scalariformis de Folin, 1877 accepted as Papuliscala praelonga (Jeffreys, 1877)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WoRMS (2011). Dunkeria Carpenter, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151948 on 2011-10-26
- ↑ Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN:0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q5315359 entry
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