Murdochella

Murdochella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Nystiellidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.[1]

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Murdochella

Finlay, 1927
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Species

Species within the genus Murdochella include:

  • Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1927
  • Murdochella antarctica Dell, 1990
  • Murdochella crispata Kilburn, 1985
  • Murdochella levifoliata (Murdoch & Suter,1906)
  • Murdochella lobata Kilburn, 1985
  • Murdochella macrina Iredale, 1936
  • Murdochella superlata Finlay,1930 : synonym of Papuliscala superlata (Finlay, 1930)
  • Murdochella tertia Finlay, 1930 : synonym of Murdochella alacer Finlay, 1927

References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Murdochella Finlay, 1927. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=196952 on 2011-01-23
  • Marinespecies
  • Powell A W B, New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp


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