Benimakia

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Benimakia
Benimakia mariei (MNHN-IM-2000-6501).jpeg
Shell of Benimakia mariei (lectotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Benimakia
Habe, 1958
Type species
Turbinella rhodostoma, Dunker, 1860

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

Species

Species within the genus Benimakia include:

Species brought into synonymy

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