''Constantia'' is a
genus
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of extremely small
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Vanikoridae.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). Constantia A. Adams, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=525631 on 2012-08-28]
Species
Species within the genus ''Constantia'' include:
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Constantia acutocostata
Constantia may refer to:
Places and jurisdictions
; in Europe
* Constanța or Constantia (in Scythia) (Κωνστάντια), Ancient Tomis, capital of (the Romanian part of) Dobruja region by the Black Sea
** the former Diocese of Constantia ...
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Bandel & Kowalke, 1997
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Constantia elegans
''Constantia elegans'' is a species of sea snails in the family Vanikoridae
Vanikoridae is a family of minute to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Genera and species
Genera within the family ...
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A. Adams, 1860
References
* Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1988) ''A new species of Vanikoridae from the western Mediterranean, with remarks on the Northeast Atlantic species of the family.'' Bollettino Malacologico 24(5-8): 73-100.
Vanikoridae
Gastropod genera
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