''Fuscapex'' is a

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of sea snails,

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gastropod

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s in the

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Eulimidae Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea. Description These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumber ...

.Warén, 1981. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through:

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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137972 on 2013-02-15.

Species

Species within this genus include the following: * ''

Fuscapex baptocephalus ''Fuscapex baptocephalus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Dautzenberg & Fischer., 1896. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European reg ...

'' (Dautzenberg & Fischer., 1896) * ''

Fuscapex cabiochi ''Fuscapex cabiochi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of ma ...

'' (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) * ''

Fuscapex major ''Fuscapex major'' is a species of sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (20 ...

'' (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) * ''

Fuscapex microcostellatus ''Fuscapex microcostellatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European registe ...

'' (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) * ''

Fuscapex ophioacanthicola ''Fuscapex ophioacanthicola'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Warén, 1981. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic databa ...

'' (Warén, 1981) * ''

Fuscapex talismani ''Fuscapex talismani'' is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet & Warén, 1986. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European r ...

'' (Bouchet & Warén, 1986) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Fuscapex microcostellata'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986: synonym of ''Fuscapex microcostellatus'' Bouchet & Warén, 1986

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213

External links

To World Register of Marine Species

Warén A. 1981. Eulimid gastropods parasitic on Echinoderms in the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 8(2): 313-324
Eulimidae {{Eulimidae-stub