''Simnialena'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies. MolluscaBase eds. (20 ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Simnialena'' include:
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Simnialena acuminata''
( Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)
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Simnialena ilhabelaensis''
Fehse, 2001
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Simnialena marferula''
Cate, 1973
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Simnialena rufa''
( Sowerby, 1832)
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Simnialena uniplicata
''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''.
Descript ...
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( Sowerby, 1849)
References
Ovulidae
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