''Elaphriella'' is a
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s, in the
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Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2011). Solariellidae. Accessed through: World Register ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Elaphriella'' Vilvens & Williams, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=887823 on 2018-12-28][Vilvens, C.; Williams, S. T. (2016). New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 267-289.]
Species
Species within the genus ''Elaphriella'' include:
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Elaphriella cantharos
''Elaphriella cantharos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of ...
''
Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella corona
''Elaphriella corona'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Elaphriella corona (Y.-C. Lee & W.-L. Wu, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
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(Y.-C. Lee & W.-L. Wu, 2001)
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Elaphriella dikhonikhe
''Elaphriella dikhonikhe'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy o ...
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Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella diplax
''Elaphriella diplax'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae. It is endemic to New Zealand.
Description
The diameter of the shell is up to 11 mm in width. The shell is white in appearance, is mode ...
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(B. A. Marshall, 1999)
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Elaphriella eukhonikhe
''Elaphriella eukhonikhe'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy o ...
''
Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella helios
''Elaphriella helios'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of th ...
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Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella leia
''Elaphriella leia'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of the ...
''
Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella meridiana
''Elaphriella meridiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Elaphriella meridiana (Dell, 1953). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https:/ ...
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(Dell, 1953)
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Elaphriella olivaceostrigata
''Elaphriella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks, in the family (biology), family Solariellidae.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Elaphriella'' Vilvens & Williams, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
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(Schepman, 1908)
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Elaphriella opalina''
(Shikama & Hayashi, 1977)
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Elaphriella paulinae
''Elaphriella paulinae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of ...
''
Vilvens & Williams, 2016
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Elaphriella wareni
''Elaphriella wareni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Solariellidae
Solariellidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Trochoidea (according to the taxonomy of th ...
''
Vilvens & Williams, 2016
References
* Vilvens, C.; Williams, S. T. (2016). New genus and new species of Solariellidae (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) from New Caledonia, Fiji, Vanuatu, Solomon Islands, Philippines, Papua New Guinea and French Polynesia. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 208: 267–289.
External links
Williams S.T., Kano Y., Warén A. & Herbert D.G. (2020). Marrying molecules and morphology: first steps towards a reevaluation of solariellid genera (Gastropoda: Trochoidea) in the light of molecular phylogenetic studies. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 86(1): 1–26.
Solariellidae
{{Solariellidae-stub