Stephopoma

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Stephopoma
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Stephopoma

Mörch, 1860 [1]
Species

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Synonyms

Lilax Finlay, 1926

Stephopoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Siliquariidae, the "slit worm shells" or "slit worm snails". [2]

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Species

Species within the genus Stephopoma include:

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References

  1. Mörch O. A. L. (1860). J. Conchyliol.8: 42.
  2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Stephopoma Mörch, 1860. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=224610 on 2012-02-11

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