Coenaculum (gastropod)

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Coenaculum
Coenaculum bangkaensis (MNHN-IM-2000-35094).jpeg
Shell of Coenaculum bangkaense (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Infraclass: Lower Heterobranchia
Superfamily: Cimoidea
Family: Cimidae
Genus: Coenaculum
Iredale, 1924
Type species
Scala minutula
Tate & May, 1900
Synonyms [1]
  • Graphis (Coenaculum)Iredale, 1924

Coenaculum is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cimidae. [1]

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Species

The species within this genus include:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coenaculum". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 28 June 2021.