Pellasimnia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Ovulinae of the family Ovulidae, sometimes known as the false cowries and the cowry allies.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Pellasimnia Iredale, 1931. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=430504 on 2012-07-31
Species According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) the following species with accepted names are included within the genus Pellasimnia :WoRMS : Pellasimnia Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865) - the type species of the genus Pellasimnia annabelae Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969)WoRMS (2009). Pellasimnia brunneiterma (Cate, 1969). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=431159 on 2010-05-24 Pellasimnia cleaveri Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 Pellasimnia hochmuthi Lorenz & Fehse, 2009 Pellasimnia improcera (Azuma & Cate, 1971) † Pellasimnia maxwelli Beu & B. A. Marshall, 2011 Pellasimnia mcoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878) Species brought into synonymy Pellasimnia aurantia Carlsson, 1969: synonym of Phenacovolva aurantia (Sowerby III, 1889) Pellasimnia exsul Iredale, 1935: synonym of Pellasimnia maccoyi (Tenison-Woods, 1878) Pellasimnia verconis Cotton & Godfrey, 1932: synonym of Cuspivolva helenae (Cate, 1973)
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