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Piliscus is a genus of small sea snails with transparent internal shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, these snails resemble sea slugs in general appearance.

Species

Species within the genus Piliscus include:

• Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
• Piliscus krebsii
• Piliscus probus
• Piliscus rostratus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
• Piliscus undulatus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)

References

1. Piliscus Lovén, 1859. Gofas, S. (2009). Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species athttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138629 on 28 December 2011 .

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