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Helcion

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Helcion
Helcion pectunculus shell
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Patellogastropoda
Family: Patellidae
Genus: Helcion
Montfort, 1810[1]

Helcion is a genus of sea snails, true limpets, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Patellidae.[2]

Species

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Species within the genus Helcion include:

Subgenus Ansates : accepted as Ansates G.B. Sowerby II [ex Klein], 1839

Subgenus Helcion

Subgenus Patinastra[citation needed]

subgenus ?

References

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  1. ^ Montfort (1810). Conch. Syst. 2: 62.
  2. ^ Helcion Montfort, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Helcion pectunculus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  4. ^ Helcion dunkeri (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  5. ^ Helcion pruinosus (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  6. ^ Helcion concolor (Krauss, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.