''Separatista'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Capulidae
The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Gofas, S. (2012). Capulidae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.ma ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Separatista'' include:
* ''
Separatista flavida
''Separatista flavida'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae
The Capulidae, the cap snails or cap shells, are a taxonomic family of limpet-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Litt ...
'' (Hinds, 1843)
* ''
Separatista helicoides
''Separatista helicoides'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Capulidae.
Description
Distribution
This species can be found in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene
The Mascarene Islands (, ) or Mascarenes or ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Separatista separatista
''Separatista'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Capulidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Separatista'' include:
* ''Separatista flavida'' (Hinds, 1843)
* ''Separatista hel ...
'' (Dillwyn, 1817)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Separatista benhami'' Suter, 1902 : synonym of ''
Zelippistes benhami
''Zelippistes benhami'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.Bouchet, P. (2011). Zelippistes benhami (Suter, 1902). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marines ...
'' (Suter, 1902
* ''Separatista chemnitzi'' (A. Adams, 1855):
synonym of ''Separatista helicoides'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Separatista fraterna'' Iredale, 1936 : synonym of ''Separatista helicoides'' (Gmelin, 1791)
*'' Separatista gracilenta'' (Brazier, 1878) : synonym of ''Separatista flavida'' (Hinds, 1843)
References
External links
Capulidae
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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