Carpiscula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Eocypraeinae Schilder, 1924 of the family Ovulidae.[1]
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| Shell of Carpiscula virginiae (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Ovulidae |
| Genus: | Carpiscula Cate, 1973 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Carpiscula include:
- Carpiscula bullata (Sowerby in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)[2]
- Carpiscula galearis Cate, 1973[3]
- Carpiscula procera Fehse, 2009[4]
- Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Carpiscula Cate, 1973. WoRMS (2009). Carpiscula Cate, 1973. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430495 on 6 June 2010 .
- ^ Carpiscula bullata (G.B. Sowerby II in A. Adams & Reeve, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Carpiscula galearis Cate, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Carpiscula procera Fehse, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- ^ Carpiscula virginiae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 6 June 2010.
- Lorenz, F. & Fehse, D., 2009 The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae, p. 651 pp
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