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''Pyrazus'' is a
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genus
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of sea snails, marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the family
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Batillariidae
Batillariidae, common name batillariids or mudcreepers, are a family of marine, cerithioidean gastropod molluscs in thesuperfamily Cerithioidea.
They consist of 14 living species, classified in six to eight genera.Ozawa, T., Köhler, F., Reid, ...
. Pyriazidae is a synonym of Batillariidae and ''Pyrazus'' is the type genus
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of the Pyriazidae.
''Pyrazus'' is (incorrectly?) classified within Potamididae
''Potamididae'', common name potamidids (also known as horn snails or mudwhelks) are a family of small to large brackish water snails that live on mud flats, mangroves and similar habitats. They are amphibious gastropod molluscs in the superfa ...
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Species
Species within the genus ''Pyrazus'' include:
* ''Pyrazus eriensis
''Pyrazus eriensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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'' (Mörch, 1876)
* '' Pyrazus ebeninus'' (Bruguière, 1792)
* † ''Pyrazus pentagonatus
''Pyrazus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Batillariidae. Pyriazidae is a synonym of Batillariidae and ''Pyrazus'' is the type genus of the Pyriazidae.
''Pyrazus'' is (incorrectly?) classified within Potami ...
'' (Schlotheim, 1820) - from Eocene of HungaryBandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". '' Freiberger Forschungshefte'' C 511: 59-138References
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Batillariidae Extant Eocene first appearances {{Batillariidae-stub