''Pollia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
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 ...
mollusk
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s in the
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Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespeci ...
.
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
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(WoRMS) the following species with valid names are included within the genus ''Pollia'' :
* ''
Pollia bednalli''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1895)
* ''
Pollia crenulata''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''
Pollia delicata''
(E.A.Smith, 1899)
* ''
Pollia fumosa''
(Dillwyn, 1817)
* ''
Pollia fuscopicta''
(G.B. Sowerby, 1905)
* ''
Pollia imprimelata''
Fraussen & Rosado, 2011
* ''
Pollia krauseri''
Tröndlé, 2013
* ''
Pollia mirabelmaxcencei''
Cossignani, 2017
* ''
Pollia mollis''
(Gould, 1860)
* ''
Pollia mondolonii''
Fraussen, 2012
* ''
Pollia pellita''
Vermeij & Bouchet, 1998
* ''
Pollia rawsoni''
(Melvill, 1897)
* ''
Pollia rubens''
(Küster, 1858)
* ''
Pollia rubiginosa''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Pollia sowerbyana''
(Melvill & Standen, 1903)
* ''
Pollia subcostata''
(Krauss, 1848)
* ''
Pollia subrubiginosa''
(E.A.Smith, 1879) (synonym: ''Cantharus subrubiginosus''
Smith, 1879)
* ''
Pollia undosa''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Pollia vermeuleni''
(Knudsen, 1980)
* ''
Pollia wagneri''
(Anton, 1839)
* ''
Pollia wrightae''
(Cernohorsky, 1974) (synonym: ''Cantharus wrightae''
Cernohorsky, 1974)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pollia armata'' Coen, 1933: synonym of ''Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia assimilis''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Aplus assimilis''
(Reeve, 1846)
* ''Pollia auritula'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''
Gemophos auritulus
''Gemophos auritulus'', the common cantharus or gaudy cantharus, is a species of sea snail in the family Pisaniidae.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 35 mm.
The ovate shell is thick, solid and bi-conical. ...
'' (Link, 1807)
* ''Pollia bicolor'' (Cantraine, 1835): synonym of ''
Enginella leucozona'' (Philippi, 1844)
* ''Pollia campisii''
Ardovini, 2015: synonym of ''
Aplus campisii
''Aplus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae, .
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea.Aissaoui C., Puillandre N., Bouchet P., Fassio G., Modica M. V. & Oliverio M. (2016). "Cryptic diversity in Mediterranean ga ...
''
(Ardovini, 2015) (original combination)
* ''Pollia coccinea'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of ''Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia coccinea'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of ''
Muricopsis cristata'' (Brocchi, 1814)
* ''Pollia dorbignyi''
(Payraudeau, 1826): synonym of ''
Aplus dorbignyi
''Aplus dorbignyi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm. This shell is quite variable in pattern and shape. Usually it is quite elon ...
''
(Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia fragaria'' (W. Wood, 1828): synonym of ''
Clivipollia fragaria'' (W. Wood, 1828)
* ''Pollia fusulus'': synonym of ''
Orania fusulus
''Orania fusulus'', common name : the spindle dwarf triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm
Distri ...
'' (Brocchi, 1814)
* ''Pollia haemastoma'' Gray, 1839: synonym of ''
Gemophos sanguinolentus'' (Duclos, 1833)
* ''Pollia incarnata''
(Deshayes, 1830): synonym of ''
Clivipollia incarnata''
(Deshayes, 1834)
* ''Pollia insculpta'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1900): synonym of ''
Cancellopollia insculpta'' (Sowerby III, 1900)
* ''Pollia karinae'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1959): synonym of ''
Hesperisternia karinae'' (Nowell-Usticke, 1959)
* ''Pollia lapugyensis'' Hoernes & Auinger, 1884: synonym of ''Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia marmorata'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''
Prodotia iostoma'' (Gray, 1834)
* ''Pollia melanostoma'' (Sowerby I, 1825): synonym of ''
Cantharus melanostoma'' (Sowerby I, 1825)
* ''Pollia moravica'' Hoernes & Auinger, 1884: synonym of ''
Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia multicostata'' Hoernes & Auinger, 1884: synonym of ''Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia philippi'' Hoernes & Auinger, 1884: synonym of ''Pollia dorbignyi'' (Payraudeau, 1826)
* ''Pollia scabra''
Locard, 1886: synonym of ''
Aplus scaber''
(Locard, 1891) (original combination)
* ''Pollia scacchiana''
(Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''
Aplus scacchianus''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''Pollia shepstonensis'' Tomlin, 1926: synonym of ''
Prodotia shepstonensis'' (Tomlin, 1926)
* ''Pollia tincta'' Conrad, 1846: synonym of ''
Gemophos tinctus'' (Conrad, 1846)
* ''Pollia viverratoides'' (d'Orbigny, 1840):
synonym of ''
Gemophos viverratoides'' (d'Orbigny, 1840)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Pisaniidae
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