Plesiotriton
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| Plesiotriton | |
|---|---|
| Plesiotriton silinoensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Volutoidea |
| Family: | Cancellariidae |
| Genus: | Plesiotriton P. Fischer, 1884 |
| Type species | |
| † Cancellaria volutella Lamarck, 1803 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Triton (Plesiotriton) P. Fischer, 1884 (original rank) | |
Plesiotriton is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Plesiotritoninae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]