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Genus of gastropods

Entoconcha
Entoconcha mirabilis within Oestergrenia digitata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Entoconcha
J. Müller, 1852

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

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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Taxon identifiers
Entoconcha


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