Pedicularia
Sign in to savePedicularia is a genus of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, cowry-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies.
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It is catalogued under topics including Gastropod genera and Pediculariinae.
Its subject is documented across 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyPediculariidae
Habitatmarine
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Pedicularia is a genus of small predatory or ectoparasitic sea snails, cowry-like marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ovulidae, the cowry allies.
In Peducularia sicula, the protoconch protrudes.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pedicularia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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Gastropoda
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parasitism
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Catalogue of Life
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William Swainson
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cowry
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