Biology:Pluscula

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Pluscula
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Philinoglossidae
Genus: Pluscula
Er. Marcus, 1953[1]
Species:
P. cuica
Binomial name
Pluscula cuica
Er. Marcus, 1953

Pluscula is a genus of marine snails, gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Philinoidea[2] within the clade Cephalaspidea. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Pluscula cuica.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs off Sao Paulo, Brazil.[4]

References

  1. Marcus E. (1953). Bol. Fac. Filos. Cienc. S. Paulo. (Zool.) 18: 176–181.
  2. Bouchet, Philippe; Rocroi, Jean-Pierre; Frýda, Jiri; Hausdorf, Bernard; Ponder, Winston; Valdés, Ángel; Warén, Anders (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". Malacologia (Hackenheim, Germany: ConchBooks) 47 (1-2): 1–397. ISBN 3-925919-72-4. ISSN 0076-2997. 
  3. "Pluscula Er. Marcus, 1953". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. 2010-12-17. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=556020. 
  4. "Pluscula cuica Er. Marcus, 1953". Malacolog Version 4.1.1. A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca. accessed 26 December 2010.

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