''Pelseneeria'' is a
genus of very small
ectoparasitic 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,
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks or
micromollusk
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s in the
family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelseneeria'' include:
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Pelseneeria bountyensis''
Powell, 1933
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Pelseneeria brunnea''
Tate, 1887
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Pelseneeria castanea''
Dall, 1925
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Pelseneeria hawaiiensis''
Warén, B. L. Burch & T. A. Burch, 1984
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Pelseneeria media''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908
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Pelseneeria minor''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908
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Pelseneeria minuta
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Dall, 1927
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Pelseneeria perdepressa
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''P ...
''
Dall, 1925
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Pelseneeria profunda
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Koehler & Vaney, 1908 (
Type taxon)
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Pelseneeria secunda
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Powell, 1940
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Pelseneeria senuti
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Lozouet, 1999
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Pelseneeria sibogae
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Schepman & Nierstrasz, 1909
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Pelseneeria stimpsonii
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
A. E. Verrill, 1872
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Pelseneeria striata
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986
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Pelseneeria stylifera
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Turton, 1825
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Pelseneeria sudamericana
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Pastorino & Zelaya, 2001
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Pelseneeria thurstoni
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
Species within the genera ''Pelse ...
''
Winckworth, 1936
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Pelseneeria yamamotoi
''Pelseneeria'' is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family (biology), family Eulimidae. This genus was first described by R. Koehler and C. Vaney in 1908.
Species
...
''
Habe, 1952
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pelseneeria globosus''
(Johnston, 1841): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stylifera''
(Turton, 1825)
* ''Pelseneeria secundus''
ic synonym of ''Pelseneeria secunda''
(Powell, 1940)
* ''Pelseneeria turtoni''
(Broderip, 1832): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stylifera''
(Turton, 1825)
* ''Pelseneeria verrilli''
(Dall, 1927): synonym of ''Pelseneeria stimpsonii''
(A. E. Verrill, 1872)
References
* Koehler R. & Vaney C. (1908). ''Description d'un nouveau genre de Prosobranches parasite sur certains Echinides''. Bulletin de l'Institut Océanographique de Monaco 118: 1-16
* Winckworth, R. (1932). The British marine Mollusca. Journal of Conchology. 19 (7): 211-252.
* Ivanov, 1952
rudy Leningradskogo Obshchestva Estestvoispytatelei, Otdelenie Zoologii, 71(4): 134
* Powell, 1939 : Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum, 2(4): 234
* Warén, A. (1984). A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies. suppl 13: 1-96. page(s): 64
Further reading
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External links
Fleming, J. (1828). A history of British animals, exhibiting the descriptive characters and systematical arrangement of the genera and species of quadrupeds, birds, reptiles, fishes, Mollusca, and Radiata of the United Kingdom; including the indigenous, extirpated, and extinct kinds, together with periodical and occasional visitants. Edinburgh, Bell & Bradfute / London, James Duncan. Pp. i-xxii, 1-565. corrigenda.Marine Species Identification Portal
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