Struthiolaria

Struthiolaria

"Ostrich foot" redirects here. For the foot of an ostrich, see here.


Struthiolaria
An apertural view of a shell of the ostrich foot,
Struthiolaria papulosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Struthiolariidae
Genus: Struthiolaria
Lamarck, 1816
Species

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Struthiolaria, commonly known as the ostrich foot shells, is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Struthiolariidae. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Struthiolaria include:

Species brought into synonymy 
  • † Struthiolaria acuminata Marwick, 1924 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • † Struthiolaria convexa Marwick, 1924  : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria crenulata Lamarck, 1822 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • † Struthiolaria fossa Marwick, 1924  : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria inermis G.B. Sowerby I, 1821 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • † Struthiolaria media Marwick, 1924  : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria tricarinata Lesson, 1841 : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria vermis (Martyn, 1784) : synonym of Pelicaria vermis (Martyn, 1784)
  • Struthiolaria vermis bradleyi Neef, 1970
  • Struthiolaria vermis flemingi Neef, 1970
  • Struthiolaria vermis grahami Neef, 1970
  • Struthiolaria vermis powelli Neef, 1970
  • Struthiolaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784)

References

  1. ^ Bouchet, P.; Rosenberg, G. (2011). Struthiolaria Lamarck, 1816. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=527648 on 2011-03-11
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