Megadenus (Gastropoda)

Megadenus holothuricola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vanikoroidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Spiralia Cladus: Lophotrochozoa Phylum: Mollusca Classis: Gastropoda Subclassis: Caenogastropoda Ordo: Littorinimorpha Superfamilia: Vanikoroidea

Familia: Eulimidae
Genus: Megadenus
Species: M. atrae – M. cantharelloides – M. holothuricola – M. oneirophantae – M. smithi – M. voeltzkovi

Name

Megadenus Rosén, 1910

Type species: Megadenus holothuricola Rosén, 1910 (by monotypy)

References

• González-Vallejo, N.E. & Amador-Carrillo, S. 2021. Assessment of Megadenus holothuricola Rosén, 1910 (Eulimidae), an endoparasite of Holothuria mexicana Ludwig, 1875 (Holothuriidae) in the southern Gulf of Mexico and the description a new species. ZooKeys 1016: 49–61. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.1016.55071 Reference page.  [as Megadenus p. 52]
• Rosén, N.V. 1910. Zur Kenntnis der parasitischen Schnecken. Acta Universitatis Lundensis. Lunds Universitets Års-skrift new series. 21(4): 1–67. BHL Reference page.  [original description of Megadenus p. 18]

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