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Perplicaria

Perplicaria is a genus of sea snails, marine Gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

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Perplicaria
Perplicaria boucheti
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Perplicaria
Dall, 1890
Type species
† Perplicaria perplexa Dall, 1890

Perplicaria is a genus of sea snails, marine Gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.1

Species

Species within the genus Perplicaria include:

  • † Perplicaria aquitanica (Peyrot, 1928)
  • Perplicaria boucheti Verhecken, 19972
  • Perplicaria clarki M. Smith, 19473
  • Perplicaria laurensii (Grateloup, 1832)
  • † Perplicaria mioquadrata (Sacco, 1894)
  • † Perplicaria perplexa Dall, 1890
References

References

  1. Perplicaria Dall, 1890. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  2. Perplicaria boucheti Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. Perplicaria clarki M. Smith, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
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