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Genus of gastropods

Pelicaria
Dorsal view of a shell of Pelicaria vermis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Struthiolariidae
Genus: Pelicaria
Gray, 1857
Type species
Buccinum vermis Martyn, 1784
Synonyms

Struthiolaria (Pelicaria) Gray, 1857

Pelicaria is a genus of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Struthiolariidae.

Species

Species brought into synonymy
  • Pelicaria acuminata (Marwick, 1924): synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Pelicaria convexa (Marwick, 1924): synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Pelicaria fossa (Marwick, 1924): synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Pelicaria mangaoparia Vella, 1953: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Pelicaria marwicki Finlay, 1931: synonym of † Tylospira marwicki (Finlay, 1931) (original combination)
  • Pelicaria rotunda Vella, 1953: synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Pelicaria Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564558 on 2015-01-29
Taxon identifiers
Pelicaria
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