''Laetifautor'' is a
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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Calliostomatidae
Calliostomatidae is a family of sea snails within the superfamily Trochoidea and the clade Vetigastropoda.Gofas, S. (2013). Calliostomatidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Laetifautor'' include:
* ''
Laetifautor deceptus''
(E.A. Smith, 1898)
* ''
Laetifautor elegans''
Habe, 1960
* ''
Laetifautor fundatus''
Marshall, 1995
* ''
Laetifautor rubropunctatus''
(A. Adams, 1851)
* ''
Laetifautor spinulosus''
(Tate, 1893)
* ''
Laetifautor unicarinata''
Fischer, 1879 ABRS (2009-2019): Australian Faunal Directory : Laetifautor unicarinata
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;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Laetifautor amakusaensis'' Habe in Azuma & Toki, 1968: synonym of '' Laetifautor elegans'' Habe, 1960
* ''Laetifautor monilis'' (Reeve, 1863): synonym of ''Astele monile
''Astele monile'', common name the Australian necklace, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Calliostomatidae.
Some authors place this taxon in the subgenus ''Astele (Astele)''
Description
The size of the shell ...
'' (Reeve, 1863)
* ''Laetifautor ornatissimus'' (Schepman, 1908): synonym of '' Ethminolia ornatissima'' (Schepman, 1908)
* ''Laetifautor scobinatus'' (Reeve, 1863): synonym of '' Calliostoma scobinatum'' (A. Adams in Reeve, 1863)
* ''Laetifautor simulans'' (Smith, 1899): synonym of ''Maurea simulans
''Maurea simulans'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Calliostomatidae within the superfamily Trochoidea, the top snails, turban snails and their allies.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Maurea simulans'' (B. A. Marshall, ...
'' (B. A. Marshall, 1994)
* ''Laetifautor spinulosum'' (Tate, 1893):
References
* Iredale, T. 1929. Queensland molluscan notes, No. 1. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 9(3): 261–297, pls 30–31
External links
Cotton, B. C. & Godfrey, F. K. (1935). South Australian shells (including descriptions of new genera and species). Part XIV. The South Australian Naturalist. 16(2): 13-24.
Calliostomatidae
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