''Malluvium'' is a
genus of small
sea snail
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s,
limpet
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-like cap snails,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family Hipponicidae
''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.Bouchet, P. (2012). Hipponicidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...
, the hoofshells or hoof snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598660 on 2012-06-27]
Species
Species within the genus ''Malluvium'' include:
*''
Malluvium calcareum''
(Suter
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, 1909)
*''
Malluvium devotum''
( Hedley, 1904)
*''
Malluvium lissum
''Malluvium'' is a genus of small sea snails, limpet-like cap snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Hipponicidae, the hoofshells or hoof snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http ...
''
( E. A. Smith, 1894)
References
Further reading
Hipponicidae
Gastropod genera
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