''Pulsarella'' is a
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the
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Borsoniidae
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.
[Bouchet, P. (2015). Pulsarella. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432544 on 2016-03-21]
Species
Species within the genus ''Pulsarella'' include:
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Pulsarella clevei
''Pulsarella clevei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Pulsarella cognata. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/ ...
''
(Jousseaume, 1883)
* ''
Pulsarella cognata
''Pulsarella cognata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae
Borsoniidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouch ...
''
(E. A. Smith, 1877)
* ''
Pulsarella fultoni
''Pulsarella fultoni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.Sartori, André F. (2015). Pulsarella fultoni. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.mari ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby III, 1888)
* ''
Pulsarella komakimonos
''Pulsarella komakimonos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Borsoniidae.WoRMS (2015). Pulsarella komakimonos. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespe ...
''
(Otuka, 1935)
References
* Laseron, C. 1954. ''Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca).'' Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales 1-56, pls 1-12.
* Kilburn R.N. (1986). Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 3. Subfamily Borsoniinae. Annals of the Natal Museum. 27: 633-720.
Further reading
Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308.*
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Gastropod genera