''Aplustrum'' is a genus of
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
s belonging to the family
Aplustridae
The Aplustridae is a taxonomic family of sea snails or bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea.
The former name of this family, Hydatinidae (Pilsbry, 1893) has been declared invalid.Bouchet, P.; Rocroi, J.-P. (Ed ...
.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Aplustrum Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205748 on 2021-05-13]
The species of this genus are found in
Indian
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Peoples South Asia
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and
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species:
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Aplustrum amplustre
''Aplustrum amplustre'', also known as royal paper bubble, ship’s flag shell, swollen bubble, is a species of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk
Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate anim ...
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Aplustrum virgatum'' (nomen dubium)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aplustrum thalassiarchi''
(A. Adams, 1855): synonym of ''Aplustrum amplustre''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
References
* Vaught, K.C.; Tucker Abbott, R.; Boss, K.J. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne. ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp.
* Poppe G. (2010) Philippine marine mollusks volume 3. 665 pp., pls 708-1014. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
External links
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls
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Aplustridae
Gastropod genera