''Lamellaria'' is a

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of small slug-like

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s in the

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Velutinidae Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2014). Velutinidae Gray, 1840. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetail ...

.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138101 on 2012-03-16

Species

Species within the genus ''Lamellaria'' include: *'' Lamellaria ampla'' Strebel, 1906 * ''

Lamellaria australis ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Basedow, 1905 * '' Lamellaria berghi'' ( Deshayes, 1863) * '' Lamellaria branca'' Simone, 2004 * '' Lamellaria capensis'' (Bergh, 1907) * ''

Lamellaria cerebroides ''Lamellaria cerebroides'' is a species of small, slug-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Velutinidae Velutinidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (201 ...

'' Hutton, 1883 * ''

Lamellaria diegoensis ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Dall, 1885 - San Diego lamellaria * '' Lamellaria digueti''

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, 1895 * ''

Lamellaria elata ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Strebel, 1906 * † ''

Lamellaria falunica ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' de Morgan, 1920 * ''

Lamellaria fernandinae ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Dall, 1927 * ''

Lamellaria inflata ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' (C.B. Adams, 1852) * ''

Lamellaria kiiensis ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Habe, 1944 * ''

Lamellaria koto ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Schwengel, 1944 * ''

Lamellaria latens ''Lamellaria latens'' is a species of small, slug-like sea snail, a Ocean, marine Gastropoda, gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Velutinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea where it feeds ...

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Lamellaria leptoconcha ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' (Bergh, 1907) * ''

Lamellaria leucosphaera ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Schwengel, 1942 - white-ball lamellaria * ''

Lamellaria mopsicolor ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Ev. Marcus, 1958 * ''

Lamellaria nodosa ''Lamellaria'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p ...

'' Ev. Marcus, 1987 * '' Lamellaria ophione''

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, 1850 OBIS: ''Lamellaria ophione''
/ref> * '' Lamellaria orbiculata'' Dall, 1871 * '' Lamellaria patagonica'' E. A. Smith, 1881 * ''

Lamellaria perspicua ''Lamellaria perspicua'', commonly known as the transparent lamellaria, is a species of small, slug-like sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Velutinidae. It is native to the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, w ...

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) - transparent lamellaria * '' Lamellaria punctata'' (Stimpson, 1855) * '' Lamellaria setoensis'' Habe, 1944 ;''

Taxon inquirendum In biological classification, a ''species inquirenda'' is a species of doubtful identity requiring further investigation. The use of the term in English-language biological literature dates back to at least the early nineteenth century. The term t ...

'' * ''Lamellaria hyadesi'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Lamellaria borealis'' (Bergh, 1886): synonym of '' Marseniella borealis'' Bergh, 1886 * ''Lamellaria cochinella'' L. Perry, 1940: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Lamellaria conica'' E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of ''Marseniopsis conica'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Lamellaria courcellei'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of ''Lamellaria patagonica'' E. A. Smith, 1881 * ''Lamellaria dozei'' Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of ''Lamellaria ampla'' Strebel, 1906 * ''Lamellaria farrani'' Odhner, 1927: synonym of '' Calyptoconcha pellucida'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Lamellaria fuegoensis'' Strebel, 1906: synonym of ''Lamellaria patagonica'' E. A. Smith, 1881 * ''Lamellaria glacialis'' M. Sars, 1851: synonym of ''

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'' (M. Sars, 1851) * ''Lamellaria gouldii'' A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of '' Calyptoconcha pellucida'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Lamellaria hyadesi'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' ( Linnaeus,

) * ''Lamellaria incerta'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria kleciachi'' Brusina, 1866: synonym of '' Berthella plumula'' (Montagu, 1803) * ''Lamellaria lata'' Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of ''Lamellaria latens'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Lamellaria maculosa'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria magellanica'' Strebel, 1906: synonym of ''Lamellaria patagonica'' E. A. Smith, 1881 * ''Lamellaria marginata'' Bergh, 1898: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria mauritiana'' Bergh, 1853: synonym of ''

Coriocella nigra ''Coriocella nigra'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. An Indo-Pacific species, it lives on rocks at depths of up to 15 m. It is up to 10 cm long and has an internal shell; body color is black o ...

'' Blainville, 1824 * ''Lamellaria membranacea'' Montagu, 1815: synonym of ''

Pleurobranchus membranaceus ''Pleurobranchus'' is a genus of sea slugs, specifically side-gill slugs, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pleurobranchidae. They typically occur in intertidal and shallow subtidal waters of tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. ...

'' (Montagu, 1815) * ''Lamellaria mollis'' E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of '' Marseniopsis mollis'' (E. A. Smith, 1902) * ''Lamellaria nigra'' (Blaiinville, 1824): synonym of ''

'' Blainville, 1824 * ''Lamellaria obliqua'' Monterosato, 1878: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria pellucida'' Verrill, 1880 - translucent lamellaria: synonym of '' Calyptoconcha pellucida'' (A. E. Verrill, 1880) * ''Lamellaria prodita'' Lovén, 1846: synonym of '' Marsenina glabra'' (Couthouy, 1838) * ''Lamellaria rhombica'' Dall, 1871: synonym of '' Marsenina rhombica'' (Dall, 1871) * ''Lamellaria rugosa'' Monterosato, 1878: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria sharonae'' Willett, 1939: synonym of '' Marseniopsis sharonae'' (Willett, 1939) * ''Lamellaria spirolineata'' Monterosato, 1869: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria stearnsii'' ( Dall, 1871): synonym of '' Marsenina stearnsii'' (Dall, 1871) * ''Lamellaria tentaculata'' Montagu, 1815: synonym of ''Lamellaria latens'' (O. F. Müller, 1776) * ''Lamellaria tenuis'' Monterosato, 1878: synonym of ''Lamellaria perspicua'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Lamellaria tongana'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of ''

Coriocella tongana ''Coriocella'' is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Coriocella Blainville, 1824. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...

'' (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) * ''Lamellaria uchidai'' Habe, 1958: synonym of '' Marsenina uchidai'' (Habe, 1958) * ''Lamellaria wilsonae'' E. A. Smith, 1886: synonym of '' Mysticoncha wilsonae'' (E. A. Smith, 1886) ;''Taxon inquirendum'' * ''Lamellaria hyadesi'' Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889

Secondary metabolites

They are the source of Lamellarin D, found by Steiner et al. 2015 and Borjan et al. 2015 to a cytotoxin.

References

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