Minopa
Genus of gastropods
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Minopa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Trochidae, the top snails.[1]
| Minopa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Trochidae |
| Subfamily: | Fossarininae |
| Genus: | Minopa Iredale, 1924 |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Fossarina (Minopa) Iredale, 1924 | |
Distribution
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia and occur off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia.
Species
- Minopa legrandi Petterd, W.F., 1879: synonym of Fossarina legrandi Petterd, 1879
- Minopa reedi (Verco, J.C., 1907): synonym of Fossarina reedi (Verco, 1907)
