Vacerrena is a small genus of sea snails in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]
Vacerrena | |
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Shell of Vacerrena nana | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Lepetellida |
Family: | Fissurellidae |
Subfamily: | Emarginulinae |
Genus: | Vacerrena Iredale, 1958 |
Type species | |
Puncturella demissa Hedley, 1904
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Vacerrena include:[1]
- Vacerrena kesteveni (Hedley, 1900)
- Vacerrena nana (H. Adams, 1872)
References
edit- ^ a b c "Vacerrena". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- Iredale, T. (1958). Some molluscan name changes. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales. 1956-57: 103-104.
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