''Aplustrum'' is a genus of
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 ...
s belonging to the family
Aplustridae
The Aplustridae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic family (biology), family of sea snails or bubble snails, Marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Acteonoidea.
The former name of this family, Hydatinidae (Pilsbry, 1893) has ...
.
[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 and
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...
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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 mollusks in the family Aplustridae.
Description
With length of shell arou ...
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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