Prostilifer is a genus of very small ectoparasitic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Eulimidae.[1]
| Prostilifer | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Prostilifer Warén, 1980 |
| Type species | |
| Eulima subpellucida Pease, 1865 | |
Distribution
editThis marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.
Species
editSpecies within the genera Prostilifer include:
- Prostilifer subpellucida (Pease, 1865)
References
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- ^ Bouchet, P. (2014). Prostilifer Warén, 1980. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536397 on 2014-12-25
- Warén A. (1980) Descriptions of new taxa of Eulimidae (Mollusca, Prosobranchia), with notes on some previously described genera. Zoologica Scripta 9: 283-306