''Prostilifer'' is a
genus of very small
ectoparasitic sea snail
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s,
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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 or
micromollusk
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s in the
family Eulimidae.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Prostilifer Warén, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536397 on 2014-12-25]
Distribution
This marine genus is
endemic to Australia and occurs off
Queensland.
Species
Species within the genera ''Prostilifer'' include:
* ''
Prostilifer subpellucida''
(Pease, 1865)
References
* Warén A. (1980) ''Descriptions of new taxa of Eulimidae (Mollusca, Prosobranchia), with notes on some previously described genera.'' Zoologica Scripta 9: 283-306
Eulimidae
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