Hypermastus casta

Hypermastus casta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]

Hypermastus casta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:
Eulimoidea
Family:
Eulimidae
Genus:
Hypermastus
Species:
H. casta
Binomial name
Hypermastus casta
A. Adams, 1861
Synonyms
  • Leiostraca casta A. Adams, 1861
  • Leiostraca constantia A. Adams, 1861
  • Leiostraca maria A. Adams, 1861

References
  1. A. Adams, 1861. Warén A. & Crossland M.R. (1991) Revision of Hypermastus Pilsbry, 1899 and Turveria Berry, 1956 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Eulimidae), two genera parasitic on sand dollars. Records of the Australian Museum 43(1):85-112. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536299 on 2013-03-13.


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