Entoconcha
| Entoconcha | |
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| Entoconcha mirabilis within Oestergrenia digitata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Entoconcha J. Müller, 1852 |
Entoconcha is a genus of very small parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
These small snails live in the perivisceral coelom of sea cucumbers.
Species
[edit]Species within this genus include the following:
- Entoconcha mirabilis (J. Mueller, 1852)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Entoconcha muelleri (Semper, 1868): synonym of Enteroxenos muelleri (Semper, 1868)
- Entoconcha parasita (Baur, 1864): synonym of Entoconcha mirabilis (J. Mueller, 1852)
References
[edit]- ↑ J. Mueller, 1852. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137968 on 2013-01-21.
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