Biology:Pellasimnia

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Pellasimnia
Hiatovula brunneiterma (Cowry).jpg
A live individual of Pellasimnia brunneiterma on a soft coral
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Ovulidae
Subfamily: Ovulinae
Genus: Pellasimnia
Schilder, 1939
Type species
Ovulum angasi Reeve, 1865
Synonyms

Phenacovolva (Pellasimnia) Schilder, 1939

Pellasimnia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Ovulinae of the family Ovulidae, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.[1]

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Pellasimnia :[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Pellasimnia aurantia Carlsson, 1969: synonym of Phenacovolva aurantia (Sowerby, 1889)
  • Pellasimnia exsul Iredale, 1935: synonym of Pellasimnia maccoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878)
  • Pellasimnia verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932: synonym of Cuspivolva helenae (Cate, 1973)

References

  1. ↑ Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pellasimnia Iredale, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430504 on 2012-07-31
  2. ↑ WoRMS : Pellasimnia
  3. ↑ WoRMS (2009). Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431159 on 2010-05-24

Wikidata ☰ Q10804535 entry




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