Buchanania (gastropod)
Buchanania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fissurellidae, the keyhole limpets and slit limpets.[1][2]
| Buchanania | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Fissurelloidea |
| Family: | Fissurellidae |
| Genus: | Buchanania Lesson, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Buchanania onchidioides Lesson, 1831 | |
Species
Species within the genus Buchanania (gastropod) include:[1]
- Buchanania onchidioides Lesson, 1831
References
- Bouchet, P. (2012). Buchanania Lesson, 1831. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446156 on 2012-12-31
- McLean J.H. (1984) Shell reduction and loss in fissurellids: A review of genera and species in the Fissurellidea group. American Malacological Bulletin 2: 21-34.
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