''Malluvium'' is a
genus
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of small
sea snails,
limpet-like cap snails,
marine gastropod molluscs in the
family
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Hipponicidae
''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea
Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...
, the hoofshells or hoof snails.
[Rosenberg, G. (2012). Malluvium. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598660 on 2012-06-27]
Species
Species within the genus ''Malluvium'' include:
*''
Malluvium calcareum''
( Suter, 1909)
*''
Malluvium devotum''
( Hedley, 1904)
*''
Malluvium lissum''
( E. A. Smith, 1894)
References
Further reading
Hipponicidae
Gastropod genera
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