''Circumstella'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Liotiidae
Liotiidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2013). Liotiidae Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register ...
within the superfamily
Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Circumstella''. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific speciali ...
at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578844 on 2012-12-03
Species
Species within the genus ''Circumstella'' include:
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Circumstella biconcava
''Circumstella biconcava'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other rela ...
''
Feng, 1996
* ''
Circumstella biconcave
''Circumstella biconcava'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other rela ...
''
Feng, 1996
* ''
Circumstella devexa
''Circumstella devexa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Liotiidae.Marshall, B. (2013). Circumstella devexa (Hedley, 1901). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/a ...
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(Hedley, 1901)
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Liotiidae
Gastropod genera
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