Pellasimnia
Encyclopedia
Pellasimnia is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae
, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.
(WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Pellasimnia :
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of predatory sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae
Ovulidae
Ovulidae, common names the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries, is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and cowry allies.-Distribution:...
, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Pellasimnia :
- Pellasimnia angasiPellasimnia angasiPellasimnia angasi , common name Angas's volva, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Description:The size of an adult shell varies between 10 mm and 38 mm....
(Reeve, 1865) - the type species of the genus - Pellasimnia annabelaePellasimnia annabelaePellasimnia annabelae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 - Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969)
- Pellasimnia cleaveriPellasimnia cleaveriPellasimnia cleaveri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 - Pellasimnia hochmuthiPellasimnia hochmuthiPellasimnia hochmuthi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 - Pellasimnia improceraPellasimnia improceraPellasimnia improcera is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries.-Distribution:...
(Azuma & Cate, 1971) - Pellasimnia maccoyiPellasimnia maccoyiPellasimnia maccoyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ovulidae, the ovulids, cowry allies or false cowries....
(Tenison-Woods, 1878)