''Parashiela'' is a
genus
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of minute
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
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Rissoidae
Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum.
Distribution and habitat
Rissoidae are found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. Th ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Parashiela'' include:
* ''
Parashiela ambulata''
Laseron, 1956
* ''
Parashiela caboverdensis''
Amati, Smriglio & Oliverio, 2024
* ''
Parashiela expansilabrum''
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
* ''
Parashiela invisibilis''
(Hedley, 1899)
* ''
Parashiela liddelliana''
(Hedley, 1907)
* ''
Parashiela obesula''
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
* ''
Parashiela rimatara''
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
* ''
Parashiela rotundata''
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
* ''
Parashiela soniae''
Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023
;Synonyms:
* ''Parashiela beetsi''
Ladd, 1966: synonym of ''
Parashiela ambulata''
Laseron, 1956
Distribution
This species is found along
Japan
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and
Australia
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.
References
* Ponder W. F. (1985). ''A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221 page(s): 50-51
Rissoidae
Monotypic gastropod genera
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