Prostilifer

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Prostilifer
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Eulimidae
Genus: Prostilifer
Warén, 1980
Type species
Eulima subpellucidaPease, 1865

Prostilifer is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. [1]

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Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

Species

Species within the genera Prostilifer include:

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2014). Prostilifer Warén, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536397 on 2014-12-25