Balanetta

Updated on Dec 22, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Marginellidae Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Marginellinae
Similar Glabella, Volvarina, Bullata, Marginellidae, Marginella

Balanetta is a genus of small, often colorful, sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the taxonomic family of the margin shells (Marginellidae).

Species

Balanetta amydrozona (Melvill, 1906)

Balanetta baylii Jousseaume, 1875

Balanetta cylichnella (May, 1917)

Balanetta pisum (Reeve, 1865)

Species brought into synonymy

Balanetta decaryi Bavay, 1920 : synonym of Ovaginella decaryi (Bavay, 1920)

Balanetta ovulum (G.B. Sowerby, 1846): synonym of Ovaginella ovulum (G.B. Sowerby, 1846)

References

Balanetta Wikipedia

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