''Talostolida'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Erroneinae of the
family
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Cypraeidae, the cowries.
[Moretzsohn, F.; Rosenberg, G. (2012). Talostolida. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=580707 on 2012-05-10]
Species
Species within the genus ''Talostolida'' include:
*''
Talostolida latior''
(Melvill
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The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The p ...
, 1888)
*''
Talostolida pellucens''
(Melvill
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The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The p ...
, 1888)
*''
Talostolida subteres''
( Weinkauff, 1881)
*''
Talostolida teres''
(Gmelin Gmelin may refer to:
* Gmelin's test, a chemical test
* Gmelin database, a German handbook/encyclopedia of inorganic compounds initiated by Leopold Gmelin
People
* Carl Christian Gmelin (1762–1837), German botanist, author of ''Flora Badensis ...
, 1791)
* ''
Talostolida violacincta''
(Lorenz, 2002)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Talostolida natalensis''
(Heiman & Mienis, 2002): synonym of ''Talostolida pellucens pellucens''
(Melvill, 1888)
* ''Talostolida pseudoteres''
Lorenz & Barbier, 1992 synonym of ''
Ovatipsa pseudoteres''
(Lorenz & Barbier, 1992)
* ''Talostolida rashleighana''
(Melvill
Melville is a surname and a given name.
The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The p ...
, 1888): synonym of ''
Ovatipsa rashleighana''
(Melvill
Melville is a surname and a given name.
The surname has two different origins: Scottish and Irish. In Scotland, the name is a habitational name, originally of Norman origin, derived from any of several places called Malleville in Normandy. The p ...
, 1888)
References
* Schilder, M. and Schilder, F. A. 1971. ''A Catalogue of Living and Fossil Cowries. Taxonomy and Bibliography of Triviacea and Cypraeacea (Gastropoda Prosobranchia).'' Institut Royal des Sciences naturelles de Belgique, Mémoires, Deuxième Série, Fasc. 85: 246 pp. page(s): 54
* Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
External links
Iredale, T. (1931). Australian molluscan notes. Nº I. Records of the Australian Museum. 18(4): 201-235
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