''Euplica'' is a
genus 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
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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 Columbellidae
The Columbellidae, the dove snails or dove shells, are a family of minute to small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Neogastropoda.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Columbellidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Wo ...
, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
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Euplica bidentata
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Eupl ...
''
(Menke, 1843)
* ''
Euplica borealis
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* '' Euplica borealis'' (Pilsbry, 1904) ...
''
(Pilsbry, 1904)
* ''
Euplica brunnidentata''
de Maintenon, 2008
* ''
Euplica deshayesi
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* '' Euplica borealis'' (Pilsbry, 1904) ...
''
(Crosse, 1859)
* ''
Euplica festiva
''Euplica festiva'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 7 mm and 11 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, the G ...
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(Deshayes, 1834)
* ''
Euplica ionida''
(Duclos, 1835)
* ''
Euplica lipparinii''
Cossignani, 2005
* ''
Euplica livescens
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Euplica borealis'' (Pilsbry, 1904)
...
''
(Reeve, 1859)
* ''
Euplica loisae
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Euplica borealis'' (Pilsbry, 1904)
...
''
Rehder, 1980
* ''
Euplica prellei
''Euplica'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Euplica'' include :
* ''Euplica bidentata'' (Menke, 1843)
* ''Euplica borealis'' (Pilsbry, 1904)
...
''
Cossignani, 2005
* ''
Euplica scripta
''Euplica scripta'', common name : the dotted dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 22 mm
The oblong shell ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Euplica turturina
''Euplica turturina'', common name : the turtle dove shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 9 mm and 16 mm
Distribution
T ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Euplica varians
''Euplica varians'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails. It is known as ''Momi'' in Hawaii, which translates to "pearl". The shells of this species are commonly used in leis in Ni ...
''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1832)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Euplica reticulata''
Cossignani, 2005: synonym of ''Euplica festiva''
(Deshayes in Laborde & Linant, 1834)
* ''Euplica versicolor''
(G. B. Sowerby I, 1832): synonym of ''Euplica scripta''
(Lamarck, 1822)
References
External links
Dall W.H. 1889. Reports on the results of dredging, under the supervision of Alexander Agassiz, in the Gulf of Mexico (1877-78) and in the Caribbean Sea (1879-80), by the U.S. Coast Survey Steamer "Blake", Lieut.-Commander C.D. Sigsbee, U.S.N., and Commander J.R. Bartlett, U.S.N., commanding. XXIX. Report on the Mollusca. Part 2, Gastropoda and Scaphopoda. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoölogy at Harvard College, 18: 1-492, pls. 10-40
Columbellidae
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