Papuliscala

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Papuliscala
Shell of Papuliscala dictyophora (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: incertae sedis
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Papuliscala
de Boury, 1911
Type species
Acirsa praelonga Jeffreys, 1877
Synonyms[1]
  • Pustuliscala de Boury, 1921 (An incorrect subsequent spelling and/or a junior objective synonym of Papuliscala)
  • Scala (Papuliscala) de Boury, 1911 (original rank)

Papuliscala is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.[1]

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