Aliculastrum

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Aliculastrum
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Aliculastrum cylindricum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Cephalaspidea
Family: Haminoeidae
Genus: Aliculastrum
Pilsbry, 1896 [1]
Species

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Synonyms [2]
  • AliculaEhrenberg, 1831 (invalid: junior homonym of AliculaEichwald, 1830; Aliculastrum is a replacement name)
  • Atys (Alicula)Ehrenberg, 1831
  • Atys (Aliculastrum)Pilsbry, 1896 (original rank)
  • NipponatysHabe, 1952

Aliculastrum is a genus of small sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae. [2]

Contents

This genus was originally considered to be a subgenus of Atys .

Life habits

These bubble snails are herbivores; they live on plant or algal substrates.

Species

Species in the genus Aliculastrum include:

Synonyms

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cephalaspidea</span> Order of gastropods

The order Cephalaspidea, also known as the headshield slugs and bubble snails, is a major taxon of sea slugs and bubble snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the larger clade Euopisthobranchia. Bubble shells is another common name for these families of marine gastropods, some of which have thin bubble-like shells. This clade contains more than 600 species.

<i>Bulla</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Bulla is a genus of medium to large hermaphrodite sea snails, shelled marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs. These herbivorous snails are in the suborder Cephalaspidea, headshield slugs, and the order Opisthobranchia.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haminoeoidea</span> Superfamily of gastropods

Haminoeoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of small sea snails or bubble shells, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Haminoeidae</span> Family of gastropods

Haminoeidae, commonly known as the haminoeid bubble snail family, is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Haminoeoidea.

<i>Atys</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Atys is a genus of very small to medium-sized sea snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Haminoeidae.

<i>Polinices</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Micromelo</i> Genus of gastropods

Micromelo is a genus of sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Aplustridae.

<i>Plekocheilus</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Euspira</i> Genus of gastropods

Euspira is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails.

<i>Haminoea</i> Genus of gastropods

Haminoea is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

<i>Siphonalia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Cranopsis</i> (gastropod) Genus of gastropods

Cranopsis was previously a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets.

<i>Zeidora</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Minolia</i> Genus of gastropods

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<i>Ethalia</i> Genus of gastropods

Ethalia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Umboniinae of the family Trochidae, the top snails.

<i>Acteocina</i> Genus of gastropods

Acteocina is a genus of very small sea snails, bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Tornatinidae, the canoe bubbles or chalice bubble snails.

<i>Smaragdinella</i> Genus of sea snails

Smaragdinella is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

<i>Aliculastrum cylindricum</i> Species of gastropod

Aliculastrum cylindricum,, is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Haminoeidae.

<i>Phanerophthalmus</i> Genus of gastropods

Phanerophthalmus is a genus of medium-sized sea snails or bubble snails, marine opisthobranch gastropod molluscs in the family Haminoeidae, the haminoea bubble snails, part of the clade Cephalaspidea, the headshield slugs and bubble snails.

References

  1. Pilsbry H. A. (1896). In: Tryon G. W. & Pilsbry H. A. (1896). Manual of Conchology 16: 237.
  2. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Aliculastrum Pilsbry, 1896. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=718604 on 2024-08-11
  3. Conchology.be: Aliculastrum cylindricum