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Horologica

Horologica is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.[1]

Horologica
Shell of Horologica abdita (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Suborder: Ptenoglossa
Superfamily: Triphoroidea
Family: Cerithiopsidae
Genus: Horologica
Laseron, 1956
Type species
Horologica bicolor Laseron, 1956
Species

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Synonyms

Horaiclavus (Cytharoclavus) Kuroda & Oyama, 1971· accepted, alternate representation

This genus was described by Laseron in 1956.

Species edit

Species in the genus Horologica include:

Taxon inquirendum
  • Horologica aeolomitres (Melvill & Standen, 1896)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Horologica cubensis Rolán & Espinosa, 1992: synonym of Belonimorphis cubensis (Rolán & Espinosa, 1992) (original combination)
  • Horologica pulchella (C. B. Adams, 1850): synonym of Horologica pupa (Dall & Simpson, 1901)

References edit

  1. ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Horologica Laseron, 1956. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=390682 on 2014-12-07.
  • Laseron C.F. (1956). The family Cerithiopsidae (Mollusca) from the Solanderian and Dampierian zoogeographical provinces. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research. 7(1): 151–182.
  • Rolán, E. & Espinosa, J. 1992., La familia Cerithiopsidae H. y A. Adams, 1853 (Mollusca, Gastropoda), en la Isla de Cuba. 2. El genero Horologica Laseron 1956; Publicações ocasionais da Sociedade Portuguesa de Malacologia.16: 45-50 ... Catálogo do Museo de Historia
  • Cecalupo A. & Perugia I. (2012) Family Cerithiopsidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 in the central Philippines (Caenogastropoda: Triphoroidea). Quaderni della Civica Stazione Idrobiologica di Milano 30: 1-262

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