''Lirapex'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Peltospiridae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Lirapex'' include:
* ''
Lirapex costellatus''
Warén & Bouchet, 2001
* ''
Lirapex granularis''
Warén & Bouchet, 1989
* ''
Lirapex humatus''
Warén & Bouchet, 2001
* ''
Lirapex politus''
Chen, Zhou, Wang & Copley, 2017
;Synonyms:
* ''Lirapex costellata''
Warén & Bouchet, 1989: synonym of ''Lirapex costellatus''
Warén & Bouchet, 2001 (wrong grammatical agreement in original description)
* ''Lirapex humata''
Warén & Bouchet, 1989 : synonym of ''Lirapex humatus''
Warén & Bouchet, 1989 (wrong grammatical agreement in original description)
References
* Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.
External links
Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1989). New gastropods from East Pacific hydrothermal vents. Zoologica Scripta. 18(1): 67-102
Peltospiridae
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