''Australaria'' is a
genus
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of
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
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s in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607872 on 2012-08-25]
Species
Species within the genus ''Australaria'' include:
* ''
Australaria australasia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''
Australaria bakeri''
(Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912)
* ''
Australaria coronata''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Australaria eucla''
(Cotton, 1953)
* ''
Australaria fusiformis''
(Kiener, 1840)
* ''
Australaria tenuitesta''
Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012
References
* Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) ''The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae).'' Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70
Fasciolariidae
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