Entoconcha

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Entoconcha
Scientific classification
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clade Caenogastropoda

clade Hypsogastropoda

informal group Ptenoglossa
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Entoconcha

J. Mueller, 1852

Entoconcha is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]

These small snails live in the perivisceral coelom of sea cucumbers.

Species

Species within this genus include the following:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Entoconcha muelleri (Semper, 1868): synonym of Enteroxenos muelleri (Semper, 1868)
  • Entoconcha parasita (Baur, 1864): synonym of Entoconcha mirabilis (J. Mueller, 1852)

References

  1. J. Mueller, 1852. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137968 on 2013-01-21.

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