''Microlinices'' is a
genus of
predatory sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the subfamily
nassignedNaticidae of the
family Naticidae, the moon snails.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices Simone, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=818907 on 2021-07-24]
Species
Species within the genus ''Microlinices'' include:
* ''
Microlinices apiculus
''Microlinices'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily nassignedNaticidae of the family (biology), family Naticidae, the moon snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Microlinices ...
''
Simone, 2014
* ''
Microlinices benthovus''
Simone, 2014
* ''
Microlinices gaiophanis''
Simone, 2014
* ''
Microlinices ibitingus''
Simone, 2014
* ''
Microlinices latiusculus''
Simone, 2014
* ''
Microlinices ombratus''
Simone, 2014
References
External links
*
Simone, L. R. L. (2014). Taxonomic study on the molluscs collected during the Marion-Dufresne expedition (MD55) off SE Brazil: the Naticidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda). Zoosystema. 36(3): 563-593
Naticidae
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