''Fissilabia'' is a
genus
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of
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 ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Planaxidae
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.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Fissilabia MacGillivray, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718927 on 2020-11-23]
Species
Species within the genus ''Fissilabia'' include:
* ''
Fissilabia decollata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
* † ''
Fissilabia houbricki''
Lozouet & Maestrati, 1995
* † ''
Fissilabia mirabilis''
(Grateloup, 1834)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Fissilabia fasciata''
MacGillivray, 1836: synonym of ''Fissilabia decollata''
(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
References
External links
MacGillivray W. (1836). Description of a new shell. The Edinburgh Journal of Natural History and of the Physical Sciences. 1: 42.Gray, J. E.; Sowerby, G. B., I. (1839). Molluscous animals and their shells. Pp. 103-155, pls 33-34 [pp. 103-142 by J. E. Gray, 143-155 by G. B. Sowerby I In: The zoology of Capt. Beechey's voyage, compiled from the collections on notes made by Captain Beechey, the officers and naturalist of the expedition during a voyage to the Pacific and Behring's straits in his Majesty's ship Blossom, under the command of Captain F. W. Beechey in the years 1825, 26, 27 and 28. London pp. XII + 186 + 44 pl.]
Swainson, W. (1840). A treatise on malacology or shells and shell-fish. London, Longman. viii + 419 pp.
Planaxidae
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