Africolaria

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Africolaria
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Shell of Africolaria rutila
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Fasciolariidae
Subfamily: Fasciolariinae
Genus: Africolaria
Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012
Type species
Fasciolaria rutila
Watson, 1882

Africolaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Africolaria include:

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<i>Africolaria rutila</i> Species of gastropod

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<i>Pustulatirus</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Triplofusus</i> Genus of gastropods

Triplofusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

<i>Cinctura</i> Genus of gastropods

Cinctura is a genus of fasciolariid sea snails known as the banded tulip shells. Species in this genus were previously grouped in the closely related genus Fasciolaria.

<i>Filifusus</i> Genus of gastropods

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Aurantilaria is a monotypic genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

<i>Australaria</i> Genus of gastropods

Australaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

<i>Viridifusus</i> Genus of gastropods

Viridifusus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Lugubrilaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

<i>Granolaria</i> Genus of gastropods

Granolaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

Kilburnia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.

<i>Tarantinaea</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Marmorofusus</i> Genus of gastropods

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Africolaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607869 on 2012-08-25