Xylodiscula Eximia
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''Xylodiscula'' 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 ...
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Xylodisculidae.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Xylodiscula. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138666 on 2012-06-29


Species

According to the
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, the following species are included in the genus ''Xylodiscula'' * '' Xylodiscula analoga'' Warén & Bouchet, 2001 * '' Xylodiscula boucheti'' Warén, Carrozza & Rocchini in Warén, 1992 * '' Xylodiscula eximia'' B. A. Marshall, 1988 * '' Xylodiscula lens'' Warén, 1992 * '' Xylodiscula librata'' B. A. Marshall, 1988 * '' Xylodiscula major'' Warén & Bouchet, 1993 * '' Xylodiscula osteophila'' B. A. Marshall, 1994 * '' Xylodiscula planata'' Høisæter & Johanessen, 2001 * '' Xylodiscula vitrea'' B.A. Marshall, 1988 * '' Xylodiscula wareni'' Bogi & Bartolini, 2008


References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213 * Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). ''All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia''. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp


External links


Marshall, B. A. (1988). Skeneidae, Vitrinellidae and Orbitestellidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) associated with biogenic substrata from bathyal depths off New Zealand and New South Wales. Journal of Natural History. 22(4): 949-1004
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