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Austrasiatica

Austrasiatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.

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Austrasiatica
Austrasiatica deforgesi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Austrasiatica
Lorenz, 1989
Type species
Schilderia sakuraii
Habe, 1970

Austrasiatica is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.1

Species

Species within the genus Austrasiatica include:1

Species brought into synonymy
  • Austrasiatica sakurai [sic]: synonym of Austrasiatica sakuraii (Habe, 1970) (misspelling)
References

References

  1. Austrasiatica Lorenz, 1989. WoRMS (2010). Austrasiatica Lorenz, 1989 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=530891 on 1 January 2011 .
  • Meyer, C.P. (2004) Toward comprehensiveness: Increased molecular sampling within Cypraeidae and its phylogenetic implications. Malacologia 46(1): 127-156. page(s): 132