Piliscus commodus

Piliscus commodus is a species of small sea snail with a transparent internal shell, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Velutinidae. Because the shell is mostly internal, the snail resembles a sea slug in general appearance.^[1]

Phylum:Mollusca

Class:Gastropoda

Subclass:Caenogastropoda

Order:Littorinimorpha

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Piliscus commodus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Velutinidae
Genus:	Piliscus
Species:	P. commodus
Binomial name
Piliscus commodus (Middendorff, 1851)
Synonyms[1]
Capulacmaea radiata (M. Sars, 1851) Capulus depressus A. Adams, 1861 Capulus radiatus M. Sars, 1851 (junior synonym) Iothia radiata (M. Sars, 1851) Pilidium commodum Middendorff, 1851 (original combination) Pilidium radiatum (M. Sars, 1851) Piliscus probus Lovén, 1859 Piliscus radiatus (Sars M., 1851)

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