''Helodiamea'' is a
genus
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of minute
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s or
micromollusk
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s in the
family
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Pyramidellidae
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, the pyrams and their allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Helodiamea Peñas & Rolán, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=955936 on 2021-02-27 ]
Species
Species within the genus ''Helodiamea'' include:
* ''
Helodiamea attracta''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea circumfimbria''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea conglobationis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea creta''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea elevataspira''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea fijiensis''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea firma''
Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020
* ''
Helodiamea gisna''
(Dall & Bartsch, 1904)
* ''
Helodiamea martinezae''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
* ''
Helodiamea prima''
Peñas, Rolán & Sabelli, 2020
* ''
Helodiamea valdesi''
Peñas & Rolán, 2017
References
* Peñas A. & Rolán E. (2017). Deep water Pyramidelloidea from the central and South Pacific. The tribe Chrysallidini. ECIMAT (Estación de Ciencias Mariñas de Toralla), Universidade de Vigo. 412 pp
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