Pedicularia
Encyclopedia
Pedicularia is a genus
of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snail
s, cowry
-like marine
gastropod molluscs in the family
Pediculariidae
, the cowry allies.
In Peducularia sicula, the protoconch
protrudes.
These snails live on and feed on certain corals.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, cowry
Cowry
Cowry, also sometimes spelled cowrie, plural cowries, is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries...
-like 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 molluscs in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Pediculariidae
Pediculariidae
Pediculariidae is a family of small to large predatory or parasitic sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Cypraeoidea, the cowries and the cowry allies...
, the cowry allies.
In Peducularia sicula, the protoconch
Protoconch
A protoconch is an embryonic or larval shell of some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod...
protrudes.
These snails live on and feed on certain corals.
Species
Species within the genus Pedicularia include:- Pedicularia californica (Newcomb, 1864) - California pedicularia
- Pedicularia decurvataPedicularia decurvataPedicularia decurvata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Locard, 1897 - Pedicularia decussataPedicularia decussataPedicularia decussata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
(Gould, 1855) - hatched pedicularia - Pedicularia elegantissimaPedicularia elegantissimaPedicularia elegantissima is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Deshayes, 1863 - Pedicularia granulataPedicularia granulataPedicularia granulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Neubert, 1998 - Pedicularia pacificaPedicularia pacificaPedicularia pacifica is a species of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snail, a cowry-like marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pediculariidae, the cowry allies.These snails live on and feed on certain corals.- External links :...
Pease, 1865 - Pedicularia siculaPedicularia siculaPedicularia sicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Swainson, 1840 - Pedicularia splendidaPedicularia splendidaPedicularia splendida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Lorenz, 2009 - Pedicularia vanderlandiPedicularia vanderlandiPedicularia vanderlandi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pediculariidae, one of the families of cowry allies....
Goud & Hoeksema, 2001