''Stilapex'' is a
genus
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of very small
parasitic
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sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Eulimidae
Eulimidae is a family of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Vanikoroidea.
Description
These small parasitic snails live on (or in some cases in) the bodies of echinoderms such as sea cucumber ...
.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
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Stilapex cookeanus
''Stilapex cookeanus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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''
Bartsch, 1917
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Stilapex eburnea
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909
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Stilapex lactarius
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*''Stilapex cookeanus'' ...
''
Iredale, 1925 (
Type taxon)
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Stilapex montrouzieri
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Souverbie, 1869
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Stilapex ophiuraphila
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Habe, 1976
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Stilapex parva
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Schepman, 1909
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Stilapex polaris
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Hedley, 1916
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Stilapex suzuki
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Habe, 1991
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Stilapex teremachii
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Habe, 1958
*''
Stilapex thielei
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Sturany, 1903
*''
Stilapex zebra
''Stilapex'' is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.
Species
Species within the genera ''Stilapex'' include:
*'' Stilapex cookeanus'' Bartsch, 1917
*'' Stilapex ...
''
Habe, 1976
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Stilapex cookeana''
ic: synonym of ''Stilapex cookeanus''
(Bartsch, 1917)
* ''Stilapex koyamai''
Habe, 1976 : synonym of ''
Peasistilifer koyamai
''Peasistilifer'' is a genus of parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.Bouchet, P. (2014). Peasistilifer Warén, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.p ...
'' (
Habe, 1976)
* ''Stilapex laseroni''
Cotton, 1957 : synonym of ''Stilapex parva''
(Schepman, 1909)
* ''Stilapex tokii''
Habe, 1974: synonym of ''
Echinothuricola tokii''
(Habe, 1974)
References
* Iredale, T. 1925. ''Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia''. Records of the Australian Museum 14(4): 243-270
* Souverbie, S.M. 1869. ''Diagnoses de Mollusques inédits provenant de la Nouvelle-Calédonie''. Journal de Conchyliologie 17: 416-421
External links
*
Marine Species Identification Portal
Eulimidae
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