Basilissa (gastropod)

Genus of molluscs

Basilissa
Basilissa superba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Seguenzioidea
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Basilissa
Watson, 1879

Basilissa is a genus of extremely small deep water sea snails. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]

Species

Species within the genus Basilissa include:[1]

  • Basilissa soyoae Okutani, 1964
  • Basilissa superba Watson, 1879


The following species were brought into synonymy:[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS (2013). Basilissa R. B. Watson, 1879. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=467446 on 2013-06-09
  2. ^ Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109.
  • ITIS
  • World Register of Marine Species
Taxon identifiers
Basilissa


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