| Stilapex cookeanus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Stilapex |
| Species: | S. cookeanus |
| Binomial name | |
| Stilapex cookeanus (Bartsch, 1917) | |
| Synonyms | |
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