''Circlotoma'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Tornidae
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within the superfamily
Truncatelloidea
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.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Circlotoma'' Laseron, 1958. Accessed through: ]World Register of Marine Species
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Content
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at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=578842 on 2012-12-03
Species
Species within the genus ''Circlotoma'' include:
* ''
Circlotoma bellatula''
Feng, 1996
* ''
Circlotoma callusa''
Laseron, 1958
* ''
Circlotoma planorbis''
Laseron, 1958
* ''
Circlotoma rotata''
Laseron, 1958
* ''
Circlotoma transculpta''
Laseron, 1958
* ''
Circlotoma venusta''
(Hedley, 1901)
References
External links
To World Register of Marine Species
Tornidae
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