Ascobulla fragilis
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Ascobulla fragilis is a species
of sea snail
, a marine
gastropod sacoglossa
n mollusk in the family Volvatellidae
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The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Ascobulla fragilis has been available since 2008.
Gavagnin et al. (1994) placed this species accidentally and erroneously in a different genus.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
, a marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod sacoglossa
Sacoglossa
Sacoglossa, commonly known as the sacoglossans or the "sap-sucking sea slugs", are a clade of small sea slugs and sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks that belong to the clade Heterobranchia...
n mollusk in the family Volvatellidae
Volvatellidae
Volvatellidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Oxynooidea.This family has no subfamilies.-Genera:There are two genera in the family Volvatellidae:* Ascobulla Marcus, 1972* Volvatella Pease, 1860...
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The complete nucleotide sequence of the mitochondrial genome of Ascobulla fragilis has been available since 2008.
Gavagnin et al. (1994) placed this species accidentally and erroneously in a different genus.