Salassia

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Salassia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Heterobranchia
Family: Pyramidellidae
Genus: Salassia
de Folin, 1870

Salassia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Salassia include: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2011). Salassia de Folin, 1870. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=571806 on 2011-10-26