Biology:Pascula

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Pascula
Pascula ochrostoma (MNHN-IM-2000-155).jpeg
Pascula ochrostoma
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Pascula
Dall, 1908
Type species
Trophon (Pascula) citricus Dall, 1908
Synonyms[1]
  • Evokesia Radwin & D'Attilio, 1972
  • Trophon (Pascula) Dall, 1908 (original rank)

Pascula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Pascula include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Pascula ambonensis Houart, 1996: synonym of Cytharomorula ambonensis (Houart, 1996)
  • Pascula ferruginosa Reeve, 1846:[10] synonym of Claremontiella nodulosa (C. B. Adams, 1845)
  • Pascula lefevreiana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880):[11] synonym of Cytharomorula lefevreiana (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880)

References

  • Houart, R.: Zuccon, D. & Puillandre, N. (2019). Description of new genera and new species of Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Novapex. 20 (Hors série 12): 1-52.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7141872 entry