Africolaria
| Africolaria | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Subfamily: | Fasciolariinae |
| Genus: | Africolaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012 |
| Type species | |
| Fasciolaria rutila Watson, 1882 | |
Africolaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1] Enemies of Aficolaria include cats, dogs, mice, and humans.
Species
Species within the genus Africolaria include:
- Africolaria rutila (Watson, 1882)
- Africolaria thersites (Reeve, 1847)
- Africolaria wattersae (Kilburn, 1974)
References
- ↑ Bouchet, P. (2012). Africolaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=607869 on 2012-08-25
- Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70
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