Pedicularia is a genus of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, cowry-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies.
In Peducularia sicula, the protoconch protrudes.
These snails live on and feed on certain corals.
Species
Species within the genus Pedicularia include:
- Pedicularia californica <small>(Newcomb, 1864)</small> - California pedicularia
- Pedicularia dautzenbergi <small>(Schilder, 1931)</small>
- Pedicularia decurvata <small>Locard, 1897</small>
- Pedicularia decussata <small>(Gould, 1855)</small> - hatched pedicularia
- â Pedicularia deshayesiana <small>G. Seguenza, 1865</small>
- Pedicularia elegantissima <small>Deshayes, 1863</small>
- Pedicularia granulata <small>Neubert, 1998</small>
- Pedicularia japonica <small>Dall, 1871</small>
- Pedicularia morrisoni <small>Lorenz, 2013</small>
- Pedicularia pacifica <small>Pease, 1865</small>
- Pedicularia sicula <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
- Pedicularia splendida <small>Lorenz, 2009</small>
- Pedicularia stylasteris <small>Hedley, 1903</small>
- Pedicularia subtilis <small>Schilder, 1931</small>
- Pedicularia vanderlandi <small>Goud & Hoeksema, 2001</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- Pedicularia albida <small>Dall, 1881</small>: synonym of Pedicularia decussata <small>Gould, 1855</small>
- Pedicularia bonfigliolii <small>Cossignani, 2006</small>: synonym of Pedicularia decussata <small>Gould, 1855</small>
- Pedicularia deshayesiana <small>Seguenza, 1865</small>: synonym of Pedicularia sicula <small>Swainson, 1840</small>
- Pedicularia ovuliformis <small>Berry, 1946</small>: synonym of Pedicularia californica <small>Newcomb, 1864</small>
- Pedicularia tibia <small>Simone, 2005</small>: synonym of Pedicularia decussata <small>Gould, 1855</small>
References
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180âÂÂ213
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
- Lorenz F. & Fehse D. (2009) The living Ovulidae. A manual of the families of allied cowries: Ovulidae, Pediculariidae and Eocypraeidae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks.
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