Petitilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pyramidellidae, the pyrams and their allies.[1]

Petitilla
Petitilla crosseana
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Petitilla

Wise, 1997
Type species
Petitilla crosseana Dall, W.H., 1885
Synonyms

Petitella Wise, 1996 (preoccupied)

Species

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Species within the genus Petitilla include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Petitilla Wise, 1997. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415798 on 2011-10-26
  • Wise, J. B. 1997. Petitilla, new name for Petitella Wise,1996, a preoccupied name (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pyramidellidae).The Nautilus 110(2): 76.
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