''Apicalia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

of medium-sized

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

s in the

family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Eulimidae Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumbers, se ...

.A. Adams, 1862. Warén A. (1981) Revision of the genera Apicalia A. Adams and Stilapex Iredale and description of two new genera (Mollusca, Prosobranchia, Eulimidae). Zoologica Scripta 10: 133-154. une 1981 Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536098 on 2013-02-01.

Species

The species within this genus include: * '' Apicalia angulata'' (Warén, 1981) * '' Apicalia brazieri'' (Angas, 1877) * '' Apicalia echinasteri'' (Warén, 1980) * '' Apicalia gibba'' (

A. Adams Arthur Adams (1820 in Gosport, Hampshire – 1878) was an England, English physician and natural history, naturalist. Adams was assistant surgeon Royal Navy on board HMS Samarang (1822), HMS ''Samarang'' during the survey of the islands of ...

, 1862) * '' Apicalia habei'' (Warén, 1980) * ''

Apicalia inflata ''Apicalia'' is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.A. Adams, 1862. Warén A. (1981) Revision of the genera Apicalia A. Adams and Stilapex Iredale and description ...

'' (Tate & May, 1901) * '' Apicalia ovata'' (Pease, 1860) * '' Apicalia palmipedis'' (Koehler & Vaney, 1913) * ''

Apicalia sandwichensis ''Apicalia ovata '' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description These s ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1866) * '' Apicalia taiwanica'' (Kuroda, 1964) * '' Apicalia tryoni'' (Tate & May, 1900) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Apicalia biformis'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1897): synonym of ''

Echineulima biformis ''Echineulima biformis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.G. B. Sowerby III, 1897. Petit R.E. (2009) George Brettingham Sowerby, I, II & III: their conchological publications and molluscan taxa. Zoot ...

'' (

Sowerby III George Brettingham Sowerby III (London, 16 September 1843 – 31 January 1921) was a British conchologist, publisher, and illustrator. He was the eldest son of G. B. Sowerby II. At the age of seventeen or eighteen, he began his career as a conc ...

, 1897) * ''Apicalia cicatricosa'' (Warén, 1981): synonym of ''

Annulobalcis cicatricosa ''Annulobalcis cicatricosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Eulimidae.Warén, 1981. Dgebuadze P.Y., Fedosov A.E. & Kantor Y.I. (2012) Host specificity of parasitic gastropods of the genus Annulobalcis Habe, 1 ...

'' (Warén, 1981) * ''Apicalia guentheri'' (Angas, 1877): synonym of ''

Stilifer guentheri ''Stilifer guentheri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus '' Stilifer''.(Angas, 1877). Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed thr ...

'' (Angas, 1877) * ''Apicalia holdsworthi'' (H. Adams, 1874): synonym of ''

Vitreobalcis holdsworthi ''Vitreobalcis'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the Eulimidae family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birt ...

'' ( H. Adams, 1874) * ''Apicalia immaculata'' (Pritchard & Gatliff, 1900): synonym of '' Apicalia brazieri'' (Angas, 1877) * ''Apicalia mabuti'' (Nomura & Hatai, 1935): synonym of ''

Parvioris fulvescens ''Parvioris'' is a genus of small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Parvioris Warén, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.o ...

'' (

, 1866) * ''Apicalia micans'' (Tenison Woods, 1875): synonym of ''

Eulima tenisoni ''Eulima tenisoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. The species is one of a number within the genus ''Eulima''.Tenison Woods, 1875. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed thro ...

'' ( Tryon, 1886) * ''Apicalia sowerbyi'' (Barnard, 1963): synonym of ''

Parvioris sowerbyi ''Parvioris'' is a genus of small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description ...

'' (Barnard, 1963) ;

Species inquirenda In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The ter ...

: * ''Apicalia chuni'' Thiele, 1825 * ''Apicalia melvilli'' (Schepman, 1909) * ''Apicalia scitula'' H. Adams, 1867

References

* Adams A. (1862). ''On some new species of Mollusca from Japan.'' Annals and Magazine of Natura History (3) 9: 295-298

External links

To World Register of Marine Species
Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub