Amamibalcis

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Amamibalcis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Amamibalcis
Kuroda & Habe, 1950

Amamibalcis is a genus of ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae. [1]

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Species

There are five known species within the genus Amamibalcis: [1]

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. 1 2 Kuroda & Habe, 1950. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 29 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536936 on 2013-02-01.