''Partecosta'' is a

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(subfamily Pervicaciinae), the auger snails. They are found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal and shallow subtidal areas.

Species

Species within the genus ''Partecosta'' include: * '' Partecosta albofuscata'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * '' Partecosta arabica'' Terryn, Rosado & Gori, 2020 * '' Partecosta aurata'' Gargiulo, 2021 * '' Partecosta bertini'' Terryn, 2021 * '' Partecosta bozzettii'' Malcolm, Terryn & Fedosov, 2020 * '' Partecosta brunneanebulosa'' Terryn, Rosado & Gori, 2020 * '' Partecosta fuscobasis'' (E. A. Smith, 1877) * '' Partecosta fuscocincta'' (E. A. Smith, 1877) * '' Partecosta fuscolutea'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * '' Partecosta herosae'' (Terryn & Rosado, 2011) * '' Partecosta keppensi'' Terryn, Rosado & Gori, 2020 * '' Partecosta macandrewii'' (E. A. Smith, 1877) * '' Partecosta macleani'' (Bratcher, 1988) * '' Partecosta milesi'' Terryn, Holford & Lussi, 2024 * '' Partecosta nassoides'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Partecosta olivacea'' Terryn, Rosado & Gori, 2020 * '' Partecosta padangensis'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Partecosta sandrinae'' (Aubry, 2008) * '' Partecosta tantilla'' (E. A. Smith, 1873) * '' Partecosta tenera'' (Hinds, 1844) * '' Partecosta trilineata'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * '' Partecosta varia'' (Bozzetti, 2008) * '' Partecosta veliae'' (Aubry, 1991) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Partecosta marqueti'' (Aubry, 1994): synonym of '' Hastula marqueti'' (Aubry, 1994)

References

External links

Dance S.P. & Eames F.E. (1966). New molluscs from the recent Hammar formation of South-East Iraq. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 37(1): 35-43

Fedosov, A. E.; Malcolm, G.; Terryn, Y.; Gorson, J.; Modica, M. V.; Holford, M.; Puillandre, N. (2020). Phylogenetic classification of the family Terebridae (Neogastropoda: Conoidea). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 85(4): 359-388
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