Xylodiscula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Xylodisculidae.[1]
| Xylodiscula | |
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| Xylodiscula boucheti | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Heterobranchia |
| Infraclass: | Lower Heterobranchia |
| Superfamily: | Orbitestelloidea |
| Family: | Xylodisculidae |
| Genus: | Xylodiscula B.A. Marshall, 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Xylodiscula vitrea B.A. Marshall, 1988 | |
Species edit
According to the World Register of Marine Species, the following species are included in the genus Xylodiscula
- Xylodiscula analoga Warén & Bouchet, 2001
- Xylodiscula boucheti Warén, Carrozza & Rocchini in Warén, 1992
- Xylodiscula eximia B. A. Marshall, 1988
- Xylodiscula lens Warén, 1992
- Xylodiscula librata B. A. Marshall, 1988
- Xylodiscula major Warén & Bouchet, 1993
- Xylodiscula osteophila B. A. Marshall, 1994
- Xylodiscula planata Høisæter & Johanessen, 2001
- Xylodiscula vitrea B.A. Marshall, 1988
- Xylodiscula wareni Bogi & Bartolini, 2008
References edit
- ^ Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Xylodiscula. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138666 on 2012-06-29
- 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
- Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp