Minopa
Minopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Minopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Fossarininae |
| Genus: | Minopa Iredale, 1924 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale, 1924 | |
Distribution
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Species
- Minopa legrandi Petterd, W.F., 1879: synonym of Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879
- Minopa reedi (Verco, J.C., 1907): synonym of Fossarina reedi (Verco, 1907)
References
- MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Minopa Iredale, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=512294 on 2020-11-25
- Iredale, 1924, Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales, 49(3): 182, 226
- Cotton, B.C. (1959). South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda . Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer
- Iredale, T. & McMichael, D.F. (1962). A reference list of the marine Mollusca of New South Wales. Memoirs of the Australian Museum. 11
- Ladd, H.S. (1966). Chitons and gastropods (Haliotidae through Adeorbidae) from the western Pacific Islands. United States Geological Survey, Professional Paper. 531
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