''Collonista'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s in the
family
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Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda is a major taxonomic group of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that form a very ancient linea ...
.
Species
, the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
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Collonista amakusaensis''
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Collonista arsinoensis
''Collonista arsinoensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family ColloniidaeBouchet, P. (2012). Collonista arsinoensis (Issel, 1869). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.or ...
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Collonista costulosa''
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Collonista crassilirata''
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Collonista delecta''
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Collonista eroopolitana''
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Collonista glareosa''
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Collonista granulosa
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista hoatkoe
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family (biology), family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* ''Collonista amakusaensis''
* ''Collonista arsinoensis''
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Collonista jucunda
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista kreipli
''Collonista kreipli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
Vetigastro ...
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Collonista lenticula
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista miltochrista
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista picta''
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Collonista purpurata
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista rubricincta
''Collonista rubricincta'' is a species of small sea snail with calcareous opercula, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Collonista rubricincta (Mighels, 1845). Accessed through: World Re ...
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Collonista solida
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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Collonista thachi
''Collonista thachi'' is a species of sea snail. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colloniidae
Colloniidae is a family of small sea snails with calcareous opercula, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Vetigastropoda
Vetig ...
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Collonista verruca
''Collonista verruca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Colloniidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Collonista verruca (Gould, 1845). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.m ...
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Collonista viridula
''Collonista'' is a genus of sea snails in the family Colloniidae.
Species
, the World Register of Marine Species accepts 20 species within the genus ''Collonista'':
* '' Collonista amakusaensis''
* '' Collonista arsinoensis''
* '' Collonista ...
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References
* Williams S.T., Karube S. & Ozawa T. (2008) ''Molecular systematics of Vetigastropoda: Trochidae, Turbinidae and Trochoidea redefined''. Zoologica Scripta 37: 483–506.
* Huang S.-I, Fu I-F. & Poppe G.T. (2016). ''Taiwanese and Philippine Colloniidae. Nomenclatural remarks and the description of 17 new species (Gastropoda: Colloniidae).'' Visaya. 4(5): 4-42
Gastropod genera
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