''Simnialena'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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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
family Ovulidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Simnialena'' include:
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Simnialena acuminata
''Simnialena acuminata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve
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, 1848)
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Simnialena ilhabelaensis
''Simnialena ilhabelaensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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Fehse, 2001
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Simnialena marferula
''Simnialena uniplicata'', common name the one-tooth simnia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries. It lives on the sea whip, '' Leptogorgia virgulata''.
Desc ...
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Cate, 1973
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Simnialena rufa
''Simnialena rufa'' is a species of sea snail, a 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 compri ...
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( Sowerby, 1832)
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Simnialena uniplicata''
( Sowerby, 1849)
References
Ovulidae
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