''Pseudopusula'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snail
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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 in the
family
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Triviidae
Triviidae is a taxonomic family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea of the order Littorinimorpha. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Triviidae Troschel, 1863. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...
, the false cowries or trivias.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Pseudopusula Fehse & Grego, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=833538 on 2015-02-18]
Species
Species within the genus ''Pseudopusula'' are as follows:
* ''
Pseudopusula africana''
(F. A. Schilder, 1931)
* ''
Pseudopusula antillarum''
(Schilder, 1922)
*''
Pseudopusula californiana''
(Gray
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, 1827)
* ''
Pseudopusula campus''
(C. N. Cate, 1979)
*
†
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''
Pseudopusula canariensis''
( Rothpletz & Simonelli, 1890)
* ''
Pseudopusula circumdata''
(F. A. Schilder, 1931)
* † ''
Pseudopusula floridana''
(Olsson & Harbison, 1953)
* ''
Pseudopusula fusca''
(Gray in G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
* ''
Pseudopusula galapagensis''
(Melvill, 1900)
*''
Pseudopusula geigeri''
Fehse & Grego, 2014
* ''
Pseudopusula gerberi''
Fehse & Grego, 2020
* ''
Pseudopusula grohorum''
(Fehse & Grego, 2008)
* † ''
Pseudopusula incomparabilis''
(Fehse, 2013)
* † ''
Pseudopusula jozefgregoi''
(Fehse, 2011)
*
†
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''
Pseudopusula parcicosta''
(Reiss, 1862)
* † ''
Pseudopusula permixta''
(de Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
* ''
Pseudopusula peruviana''
Fehse & Grego, 2020
*
†
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''
Pseudopusula praecursor''
Fehse & Grego, 2014
* ''
Pseudopusula problematica''
(F. A. Schilder, 1931)
*''
Pseudopusula rota''
( Weinkauff, 1881)
* ''
Pseudopusula rubescens''
(J. E. Gray, 1833)
*''
Pseudopusula sanguinea''
( Sowerby, 1832)
* ''
Pseudopusula spongicola
''Pseudopusula'' is a genus of small sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Triviidae, the false cowries or trivias.Bouchet, P. (2015). Pseudopusula Fehse & Grego, 2014. Accessed through: World Regis ...
''
(Monterosato, 1923)
;Species brought into synonymy:
*''
Pseudopusula depauperata''
( Sowerby, 1832): synonym of ''
Discotrivia depauperata''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832)
References
Triviidae
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