''Basiliola'' is a genus of
brachiopods
Brachiopods (), phylum Brachiopoda, are a phylum of animals that have hard "valves" (shells) on the upper and lower surfaces, unlike the left and right arrangement in bivalve molluscs. Brachiopod valves are hinged at the rear end, while the fron ...
belonging to the family
Basiliolidae
Basiliolidae is a family of brachiopods belonging to the order Rhynchonellida
The taxonomic order Rhynchonellida is one of the two main groups of living articulate brachiopods, the other being the order Terebratulida. They are recognized b ...
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The species of this genus are found in the Pacific Ocean and near Madagascar.
Species:
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Basiliola arnaudi''
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Basiliola beecheri''
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Basiliola elongata''
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Basiliola lucida''
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Basiliola minuta''
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Basiliola nitida''
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Basiliola pompholyx''
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Basiliola roddai''
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Basiliola strasfogeli''
References
Brachiopod genera
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