''Entoconcha'' is a
genus of very small
parasitic sea snail
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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 ...
mollusks in the family
Eulimidae.
[J. Mueller, 1852. 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 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137968 on 2013-01-21.]
These small snails live in the perivisceral
coelom
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of
sea cucumbers.
Species
Species within this genus include the following:
* ''
Entoconcha mirabilis
''Entoconcha mirabilis'' is a species of very small parasitic sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae. This species is the only one known to exist within the genus, '' Entoconcha''.J. Müller, 1852. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J. ...
''
(J. Mueller, 1852)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Entoconcha muelleri''
(Semper, 1868): synonym of ''
Enteroxenos muelleri
''Enteroxenos muelleri'' is a species of minute sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.Semper, 1868. Warén A. (2011). Checklist of Eulimidae. pers. com. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
The World Regi ...
''
(Semper, 1868)
* ''Entoconcha parasita''
(Baur, 1864): synonym of ''Entoconcha mirabilis''
(J. Mueller, 1852)
References
External links
Nomenclator Zoologicus infoGoogle books link to Tryon & Pilsbry's ''Manual of Conchology'', 1886
Eulimidae
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