- Murdochella
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Murdochella Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
informal group PtenoglossaSuperfamily: Epitonioidea Family: Nystiellidae Genus: Murdochella
Finlay, 1927Species See text
Murdochella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Nystiellidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies. [1]
Species
Species within the genus Murdochella include:
- Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1927
- Murdochella antarctica Dell, 1990
- Murdochella crispata Kilburn, 1985
- Murdochella levifoliata (Murdoch & Suter,1906)
- Murdochella lobata Kilburn, 1985
- Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936
- Murdochella superlata Finlay,1930 : synonym of Papuliscala superlata (Finlay, 1930)
- Murdochella tertia Finlay, 1930 : synonym of Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1927
References
- ^ Bouchet, P. (2010). Murdochella Finlay, 1927. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196952 on 2011-01-23
- Marinespecies
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- Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- 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
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