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, and was first described in 1893 by Arthur Dendy. The type species by subsequent designation is '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886).

Distribution

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Accepted species

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) * '' Vosmaeropsis complanatispinifera'' Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 * '' Vosmaeropsis connexiva'' (Poléjaeff, 1883) * '' Vosmaeropsis cyathus'' (Verrill, 1873) * '' Vosmaeropsis depressa'' Dendy, 1893 * '' Vosmaeropsis gardineri'' Ferrer-Hernandez, 1916 * '' Vosmaeropsis glebula'' Van Soest & De Voogd, 2018 * '' Vosmaeropsis grisea'' Tanita, 1939 * '' Vosmaeropsis hispanica'' Ferrer Hernández, 1933 * '' Vosmaeropsis hozawai'' Borojevic & Klautau, 2000 * '' Vosmaeropsis inflata'' Tanita, 1942 * '' Vosmaeropsis japonica'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis levis'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis macera'' (Carter, 1886) * '' Vosmaeropsis mackinnoni'' Dendy & Frederick, 1924 * '' Vosmaeropsis maculata'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis oruetai'' Ferrer-Hernández, 1918 * '' Vosmaeropsis ovata'' Tanita, 1942 * '' Vosmaeropsis recruta'' Cavalcanti, Bastos & Lanna, 2015 * '' Vosmaeropsis sasakii'' Hôzawa, 1929 * '' Vosmaeropsis sericata'' (Ridley, 1881) * '' Vosmaeropsis simplex'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis spinosa'' Tanita, 1943 * '' Vosmaeropsis triradiata'' Hôzawa, 1940 * '' Vosmaeropsis wilsoni'' Dendy, 1893

References

External links

* * {{Calcarea-stub Taxa named by Arthur Dendy Animals described in 1893