''Aliceia'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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s in the

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Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". ''Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 39 ...

. The taxonomic position of ''Aliceia'' is rather uncertain. It may as well belong to the family Turridae (resembling genus '' Lucerapex'') or to the family

Clathurellidae Clathurellidae is a monophyletic family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011). "A new operational classification of the Conoidea". '' ...

(resembling ''Pleurotomoides'' or '' Famelica''). The species '' Thatcheriasyrinx'' sp. Kay, 1979 may also belong to ''Aliceia''.

Species

Species within the genus ''Aliceia'' include: * '' Aliceia aenigmatica'' Dautzenberg & Fischer H., 1897 * '' Aliceia okutanii'' Sasaki & Warén, 2007 * '' Aliceia simplicissima'' (Thiele, 1925)

References

External links

Dautzenberg P. & Fischer H. (1897). Dragages effectués par l'Hirondelle et par la Princesse Alice 1888-1896. Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France. 139-234; pl. 3-7
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Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308

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