Ascetostoma is a genus of mostly small deep water sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Chilodontaidae.[1]
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| Shell of Ascetostoma pteroton (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Seguenzioidea |
| Family: | Chilodontaidae |
| Genus: | Ascetostoma Herbert, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Euchelus providentiae Melvill, 1909
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Ascetostoma include:[1]
- Ascetostoma providentiae (Melvill, 1909)
- Ascetostoma pteroton Vilvens, 2017
- Ascetostoma ringens (Schepman, 1908)
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Ascetostoma Herbert, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=710025 on 2013-04-14
- Vilvens C. (2017). New species and new records of Chilodontidae (Gastropoda: Vetigastropoda: Seguenzioidea) from the Pacific Ocean. Novapex. 18 (Hors Série 11): 1-67
External links
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