Amamibalcis is a genus of ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Amamibalcis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Amamibalcis Kuroda & Habe, 1950 |
Species
editThere are five known species within the genus Amamibalcis:[1]
- Amamibalcis comoxensis (Bartsch, 1917)
- Amamibalcis conspicua (Golikov, 1985)
- Amamibalcis flavipunctata (Habe, 1961)
- Amamibalcis gracillima (G.B. Sowerby II, 1865)
- Amamibalcis yessonensis (Rybakov & Yakolev, 1993)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Amamibalcis kawamurai (Kuroda & Habe, 1950): synonym of Melanella kawamurai (Huroda & Habe, 1950).
References
edit- ^ a b Kuroda & Habe, 1950. Warén A. (1984) A generic revision of the family Eulimidae (Gastropoda, Prosobranchia). Journal of Molluscan Studies suppl. 13: 1-96. page(s): 29 Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536936 on 2013-02-01.
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