''Actinella'' is a

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Species

Species include:''Actinella''.
MolluscaBase. * '' Actinella actinophora'' (R. T. Lowe, 1831) * † '' Actinella arcinella'' (R. T. Lowe, 1855) * '' Actinella arcta'' (R. T. Lowe, 1831) * '' Actinella armitageana'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852) * '' Actinella arridens'' (R. T. Lowe, 1831) * '' Actinella carinofausta'' Waldén, 1983 * † '' Actinella crassiuscula'' (Cockerell, 1922) * † '' Actinella descendens'' (Wollaston, 1878) * '' Actinella fausta'' (R. T. Lowe, 1831) * † '' Actinella fecundaerrata'' Groh & Cameron, 2019 * '' Actinella laciniosa'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852) * '' Actinella lentiginosa'' (R. T. Lowe, 1831) * † '' Actinella morenensis'' Seddon, 1990 * '' Actinella obserata'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852) * † '' Actinella papillosculpta'' Waldén, 1983 * † '' Actinella promontoriensis'' Waldén, 1983 * '' Actinella robusta'' (Wollaston, 1878) ;Synonyms: * ''Actinella anaglyptica'' (Reeve, 1852): synonym of '' Plebecula anaglyptica'' (Reeve, 1852) (superseded generic combination) * ''Actinella giramica'' R. T. Lowe, 1852) : synonym of '' Plebecula giramica'' (R. T. Lowe, 1852) (superseded combination) * ''Actinella littorinella'' (J. Mabille, 1883): synonym of '' Domunculifex littorinella'' (Mabille, 1883) (superseded generic combination) * ''Actinella nitidiuscula'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824): synonym of '' Plebecula nitidiuscula'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1824) (superseded combination) * † ''Actinella saxipotens'' (Wollaston, 1878): synonym of † '' Plebecula saxipotens'' (Wollaston, 1878) (superseded combination)

References

* Bank, R. A. (2017). Classification of the Recent terrestrial Gastropoda of the World. Last update: July 16th, 2017

External links

Lowe, R. T. (1852). Brief diagnostic notices of new Maderan land shells. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (2) 9 (50): 112-120; (2) 9 (52): 275-279. London
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