''Copulabyssia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Pseudococculinidae
Pseudococculinidae is a family of small sea snails or false limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Lepetelloidea (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).Gofas, S. (2012). Pseudococculinidae. Accesse ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Copulabyssia'' include:
* ''
Copulabyssia colombia''
Ardila & Harasewych, 2005
* ''
Copulabyssia gradata''
(B. A. Marshall, 1986)
* ''
Copulabyssia leptalea''
(A. E. Verrill, 1884)
* ''
Copulabyssia riosi''
Leal & Simone, 2000
* ''
Copulabyssia similaris''
Hasegawa, 1997
* ''
Copulabyssia tenuis
''Copulabyssia tenuis '' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.WoRMS (2020). Copulabyssia tenuis (Monterosato, 1880). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1398526 ...
''
(Monterosato, 1880)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Copulabyssia corrugata''
(Jeffreys, 1883):
synonym of ''
Copulabyssia tenuis
''Copulabyssia tenuis '' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudococculinidae.WoRMS (2020). Copulabyssia tenuis (Monterosato, 1880). Accessed at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1398526 ...
''
(Monterosato, 1880)
References
* Haszprunar G. (1988). Anatomy and affinities of Pseudococculinid limpets (Mollusca, Archeogastropoda). Zoologica Scripta, 17(2): 161-179
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Pseudococculinidae
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