Fuscapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Fuscapex | |
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| Shell of Fuscapex cabiochi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Vanikoroidea |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Fuscapex Warén, 1981 |
| Type species | |
| Fuscapex ophioacanthicola Warén, 1981 | |
Species
editSpecies within this genus include the following:
- Fuscapex baptocephalus (Dautzenberg & Fischer., 1896)
- Fuscapex cabiochi (Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
- Fuscapex major (Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
- Fuscapex microcostellatus (Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
- Fuscapex ophioacanthicola (Warén, 1981)
- Fuscapex talismani (Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Fuscapex microcostellata Bouchet & Warén, 1986: synonym of Fuscapex microcostellatus Bouchet & Warén, 1986
References
edit- ^ a b Warén, 1981. Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213 (look up in IMIS). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137972 on 2013-02-15.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
External links
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- To World Register of Marine Species
- Warén A. 1981. Eulimid gastropods parasitic on Echinoderms in the New Zealand region. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 8(2): 313-324