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Hesperisternia

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Hesperisternia
Preserved specimen - Hesperisternia multangulus (Philippi, 1848)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Pisaniidae
Genus: Hesperisternia
J. Gardner, 1944
Type species
Hesperisternia waltonia J. Gardner, 1944 †
Synonyms[1]

Muricantharus Olsson, 1971

Hesperisternia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Hesperisternia include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Hesperisternia itzamnai Watters, 2009:[5] synonym of Engina itzamnai (Watters, 2009) (original combination)
  • Hesperisternia lauta (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Engina lauta (Reeve, 1846)

References

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  1. ^ a b Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P.; Marshall, B. (2018). Hesperisternia J. Gardner, 1944. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415466 on 2018-01-11
  2. ^ Hesperisternia harasewychi (Petuch, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  3. ^ Hesperisternia karinae (Usticke, 1959). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  4. ^ Hesperisternia multangulus (Philippi, 1848). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.
  5. ^ Hesperisternia itzamnai Watters, 2009. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.