Tiarella (gastropod)

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Tiarella

Swainson, 1840
Type species
Voluta papalisLinnaeus, 1758

Tiarella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mitridae. [1]

Contents

This genus has become a synonym of Mitra [2]

Species

Species within the genus Tiarella include:

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2017). Tiarella Swainson, 1840. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934621 on 2017-05-15
  2. MolluscaBase (2018). Tiarella Swainson, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=934621 on 2018-03-04