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==Species== |
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* ''[[Pedicularia californica]]'' <small>Newcomb, 1864</small> - California pedicularia |
* ''[[Pedicularia californica]]'' <small>Newcomb, 1864</small> - California pedicularia |
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* ''[[Pedicularia decussata]]'' <small>Gould, 1855</small> - hatched pedicularia |
* ''[[Pedicularia decussata]]'' <small>[[Augustus Addison Gould|Gould]], 1855</small> - hatched pedicularia |
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* ''[[Pedicularia pacifica]]'' <small>Pease, 1865</small> |
* ''[[Pedicularia pacifica]]'' <small>Pease, 1865</small> |
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| Genus: | Pedicularia Swainson, 1840
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Pedicularia is a genus of small predatory or ectoectoparasitic sea snails, cowry-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies. These snails live on and feed on certain corals.
Members of this genus have small, apparently cap-shaped, shells. The outer lip of the aperture is thin, irregular, and is often flared to fit the base of attachment, which is usually a stylasterid coral.
Species occur in most warm seas, at moderate depth.
Species
- Pedicularia californica Newcomb, 1864 - California pedicularia
- Pedicularia decussata Gould, 1855 - hatched pedicularia
- Pedicularia pacifica Pease, 1865
References
- "Pedicularia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1