''Simulamerelina'' is a

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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 ...

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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 Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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micromollusk A micromollusc is a shelled mollusc which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine molluscs, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater molluscs also ...

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Rissoidae Rissoidae is a large family of sea snails. Members of the Rissoidae are very small in size and possess an operculum. Distribution and habitat Rissoidae are found worldwide. They live on sandy or gravel bottoms among algae or marine plants. Th ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''

Simulamerelina andraldensis ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † '' Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' S ...

'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Simulamerelina australes'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * '' Simulamerelina bermudensis'' (Faber & Moolenbeek, 1987) * † '' Simulamerelina boucheti'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Simulamerelina caribaea'' (d’Orbigny, 1842) * '' Simulamerelina corruga'' (Laseron, 1956) * '' Simulamerelina crassula'' (Rehder, 1980) * '' Simulamerelina densestriata'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * ''

Simulamerelina didyma ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Si ...

'' (Watson, 1886) * † ''

Simulamerelina falsimerelina ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Si ...

'' (Lozouet, 1998) * ''

Simulamerelina ferruginea ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Si ...

'' (A. Adams, 1861) * ''

Simulamerelina gemmata ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andral ...

'' (A. W. B. Powell, 1927) * ''

Simulamerelina gracilis ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Si ...

'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * ''

Simulamerelina granulosa ''Simulamerelina'' is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae. Species Species within the genus ''Simulamerelina'' include: * † ''Simulamerelina andraldensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Si ...

'' (Pease, 1862) * '' Simulamerelina guesti'' (Faber & Moolenbeek, 1987) * '' Simulamerelina hewa'' (Kay, 1979) * † '' Simulamerelina hortensis'' (Lozouet, 1998) * '' Simulamerelina lepteseiras'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * '' Simulamerelina longinqua'' (Rehder, 1980) * '' Simulamerelina mauritiana'' (Martens, 1880) * '' Simulamerelina micrometrica'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * '' Simulamerelina novemstriata'' Faber & Moolenbeek, 2004 * '' Simulamerelina tokyoensis'' (Pilsbry, 1904) * '' Simulamerelina tuamotu'' Amati, Di Giulio & Oliverio, 2023 * '' Simulamerelina wanawana'' (Kay, 1979)

References

External links

Ponder W. F. (1985).'' A review of the Genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)''. Records of the Australian Museum supplement 4: 1-221 page(s): 49

Amati, B.; Di Giulio, A.; Oliverio, M. (2023). Shallow-water Rissoidae of the genera Alvania Risso, 1826, Haurakia Iredale, 1915, Parashiela Laseron, 1956, Simulamerelina Ponder, 1985 and Subestea Cotton, 1944 (Gastropoda, Caenogastropoda, Rissooidea) from French Polynesia, with the description of a new deep-water genus. Zoosystema. 45(25): 803-892
Rissoidae Taxa named by Winston Ponder {{Rissoidae-stub