Bouchetispiridae

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Bouchetispiridae
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Shells of Bouchetispira vitrea (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Bouchetispiridae
Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012
Type genus
Bouchetispira
Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012
Genera

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Bouchetispiridae is a family of sea snail. [1] The genus Bouchetispira is the only genus in the family Bouchetispiridae (a monotypic family). The scientific name of the family and the generic name is in honour of Philippe Bouchet, the French taxonomist and malacologist.

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References

  1. MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetispiridae Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606011 on 2020-06-17