Bouchetispiridae
Family of gastropods
| Bouchetispiridae | |
|---|---|
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| Shells of Bouchetispira vitrea (holotype in the MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Bouchetispiridae Kantor, Strong & Puillandre, 2012 |
| Type genus | |
| Bouchetispira Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012 | |
| Genera | |
| See text | |
Bouchetispiridae is a family of sea snail.[1] The genus Bouchetispira is the only genus in the family Bouchetispiridae (a monotypic family). The scientific name of the family and the generic name is in honour of Philippe Bouchet, the French taxonomist and malacologist.
References
- ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Bouchetispiridae Kantor, E. E. Strong & Puillandre, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=606011 on 2020-06-17
External links
- Kantor, Y. I.; Strong, E. E.; Puillandre, N. (2012). A new lineage of Conoidea (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) revealed by morphological and molecular data. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 78(3): 246-255
