Paolaura
Encyclopedia
Paolaura is a genus
of very small sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks or micromollusk
s in the family
Cystiscidae
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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 very small sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, 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 mollusks or micromollusk
Micromollusk
A micromollusk is a descriptive term for a shelled mollusk which is extremely small, even at full adult size. The word is usually, but not exclusively, applied to marine mollusks, although in addition, numerous species of land snails and freshwater mollusks also reach adult size at very small...
s 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...
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae
Cystiscidae is a taxonomic family of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks.- Description :The shell is minute to large, either white, uniformly colored, or patterned; the surface is smooth, sculptured, or axially costate; the spire is flat to immersed, or low to tall; the...
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Species
Species within the genus Paolaura include:- Paolaura kenyaensisPaolaura kenyaensisPaolaura kenyaensis is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Smriglio & Mariottini, 2001 - Paolaura semistriataPaolaura semistriataPaolaura semistriata is a species of very small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk or micromollusk in the family Cystiscidae....
Smiriglio & Mariottini, 2001