Perplicaria is a genus of sea snails, marine Gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.[1]

Perplicaria
Perplicaria boucheti
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Volutoidea
Family: Cancellariidae
Genus: Perplicaria
Dall, 1890
Type species
Perplicaria perplexa Dall, 1890

Species

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Species within the genus Perplicaria include:

References

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  1. ^ Perplicaria Dall, 1890. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  2. ^ Perplicaria boucheti Verhecken, 1997. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  3. ^ Perplicaria clarki M. Smith, 1947. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 April 2010.
  • Hemmen, J. (2007). Recent Cancellariidae. Annotated and illustrated catalogue of Recent Cancellariidae. Privately published, Wiesbaden. 428 pp.
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