Varicospira

Varicospira is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies.[1]

Varicospira
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Rostellariidae
Genus:
Varicospira

Eames, 1952
Type species
Strombus cancellatus Lamarck, 1816

Species

Species within the genus Varicospira include:

  • Varicospira cancellata (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Varicospira crispata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
  • Varicospira kooli Moolenbeek & Dekker, 2007[2]
  • Varicospira tyleri (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Varicospira lee Iredale, 1958: synonym of Varicospira cancellata (Lamarck, 1816)
Nomen dubium
  • Varicospira speciosa (H. Adams & A. Adams, 1864)

References
  1. Varicospira Eames, 1952. WoRMS (2010). Varicospira Eames, 1952. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456535 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. Varicospira kooli Moolenbeek & Dekker, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2010.


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