''Parastrophia'' 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 ...
mollusc
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Caecidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Parastrophia'' include:
* ''
Parastrophia asturiana''
de Folin, 1870
* ''
Parastrophia avaricosa''
Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
* ''
Parastrophia cecalupoi''
Vannozzi, 2017
* ''
Parastrophia challengeri''
de Folin, 1880
* ''
Parastrophia christinae''
Selli, 1974
* ''
Parastrophia cornucopiae''
(de Folin, 1869)
* ''
Parastrophia cygnicollis''
(Hedley, 1904)
* ''
Parastrophia elegans''
(de Folin, 1880)
* ''
Parastrophia erseusi''
Hughes, 1993
* ''
Parastrophia ingens''
Vannozzi, 2017
* ''
Parastrophia ivani''
Vannozzi, 2017
* ''
Parastrophia japonica''
Hinoide & Habe, 1978
* ''
Parastrophia megadattilida''
Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
* ''
Parastrophia melanesiana''
Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
* ''
Parastrophia monicae''
Vannozzi, 2017
* ''
Parastrophia ornata''
Vannozzi, Pizzini & Raines, 2015
* ''
Parastrophia pulcherrima''
Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
* ''
Parastrophia queenslandica''
(Iredale & Laseron, 1957)
* † ''
Parastrophia radwanskii''
Bałuk, 1975
* ''
Parastrophia reticulata''
Vannozzi, 2017
* ''
Parastrophia sumatrana''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Parastrophia vanuatuensis''
Pizzini, Raines & Vannozzi, 2013
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Parastrophia filum''
Melvill, 1906: synonym of ''
Parastrophia cornucopiae''
(de Folin, 1869)
* ''Parastrophia folini''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884: synonym of ''Parastrophia asturiana''
de Folin, 1870
* † ''Parastrophia garganica''
Montcharmont-Zei, 1954: synonym of ''Parastrophia asturiana''
de Folin, 1870
References
* 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
* Pizzini M., Raines B. & Vannozzi A. (2013) ''The family Caecidae in the South-West Pacific (Gastropoda: Rissooidea).'' Bollettino Malacologico, 49 (suppl. 10): 1-78.
External links
Folin, L. de. (1880). On the Mollusca of H.M.S. 'Challenger' Expedition.--The Caecidae, comprising the genera Parastrophia, Watsonia, and Caecum. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1879: 806-812Costa, O. G. (1861). Microdoride mediterranea; o, Descrizione de poco ben conosciuti od affatto ignoti viventi minuti e micoscropici del Meditterraneo, pel professore O. G. Costa. Tomo primo. Con tredici tavole. i-xviii, 1-80. Stamperia dell'Iride, NapoliDi Staso A. (1905). Contributo alla conoscenza della famiglia Caecidae. Zoologische Jahrbücher, Abteilung für Systematik, Geographie und Biologie der Tiere. 22: 433-448, pl. 12
Caecidae
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