Biology:Vacerrena

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Short description: Genus of gastropods

Vacerrena
Vacerrena nana (MNHN-IM-2000-4776).jpeg
Shell of Vacerrena nana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Lepetellida
Family: Fissurellidae
Subfamily: Emarginulinae
Genus: Vacerrena
Iredale, 1958
Type species
Puncturella demissa
Hedley, 1904
Synonyms[1]
  • Puncturella (Vacerrena) Iredale, 1958
  • Vacerra Iredale, 1924 (junior homonym of Vacerra Godman, 1900 in Lepidoptera; Vacerrena was the replacement name)

Vacerrena is a small genus of sea snails in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Vacerrena include:[1]

References

  • Iredale, T. (1958). Some molluscan name changes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 1956-57: 103-104.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q28057882 entry