''Copulabyssia'' is a

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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 ...

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Pseudococculinidae Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2012). Pseudococculinidae. Acces ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Copulabyssia'' include: * '' Copulabyssia colombia'' Ardila & Harasewych, 2005 * '' Copulabyssia gradata'' (B. A. Marshall, 1986) * '' Copulabyssia leptalea'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884) * '' Copulabyssia riosi'' Leal & Simone, 2000 * '' Copulabyssia similaris'' Hasegawa, 1997 * ''

Copulabyssia tenuis ''Copulabyssia tenuis '' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.WoRMS (2020). Copulabyssia tenuis (Monterosato, 1880). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1398526 ...

'' (Monterosato, 1880) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Copulabyssia corrugata'' (Jeffreys, 1883): synonym of ''

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References

* Haszprunar G. (1988). Anatomy and affinities of Pseudococculinid limpets (Mollusca, Archeogastropoda). Zoologica Scripta, 17(2): 161-179 * Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 Pseudococculinidae {{Pseudococculinidae-stub