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Siphonariidae

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thumb|Ventral view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica showing the siphonal groove on the right

Species

false limpets

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumMollusca
  3. ClassGastropoda
  4. OrderSiphonariida
  5. FamilySiphonariidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
865
With media
33
Family
Siphonariidae
Collections
PRI, CAS, KU
Recorded in
United States, Indonesia, Philippines, Mexico, Malaysia, Thailand, Australia, Mauritius

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Siphonarioidea
Image
Siphonaria zelandica.JPG
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Commons category
Siphonariidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Siphonariidae
topic's main category
Category:Siphonariidae
taxon common name
false limpets
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Shell description
  • Genera
  • References
  • Further reading
  • External links

thumb|Ventral view of a shell of Siphonaria zelandica showing the siphonal groove on the right

Siphonariidae, also known as false limpets, are a taxonomic family of small to medium-sized air-breathing sea snails, marine and brackish water pulmonate gastropod molluscs.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Siphonariidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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