Piliscus
| Piliscus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Velutinidae |
| Genus: | Piliscus Lovén, 1859 |
Piliscus is a genus of small sea snails with transparent internal shells, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, these snails resemble sea slugs in general appearance.[1]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Piliscus include:
- Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
- Piliscus krebsii
- Piliscus probus
- Piliscus rostratus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
- Piliscus undulatus (Golikov & Gulbin, 1990)
References
[edit]- ↑ Piliscus Lovén, 1859. Gofas, S. (2009). Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species athttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138629 on 28 December 2011 .