Vacerrena is a small genus of sea snails in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1]

Vacerrena
Shell of Vacerrena nana
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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
Synonyms[1]
  • Puncturella (Vacerrena) Iredale, 1958
  • Vacerra Iredale, 1924 (junior homonym of Vacerra Godman, 1900 in Lepidoptera; Vacerrena was the replacement name)

Species

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Species within the genus Vacerrena include:[1]

References

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  1. ^ 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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