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Incisura
Incisura rosea (Hedley, 1904) MA130293.jpg
Incisura rosea shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Phylum:
Class:
(unranked):
clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily:
Scissurelloidea
Family:
Scissurellidae
Genus:
Incisura

Hedley, 1904
Type species
Scissurella lyttleltonensis E. A. Smith, 1894

Incisura is a genus of sea snails or keyhole limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Scissurellidae.

Species

Species within the genus Incisura include:

  • Incisura auriformis Geiger & Jansen, 2004
  • Incisura lytteltonensis (E. A. Smith, 1894)
  • Incisura remota (Iredale, 1924)
  • Incisura rosea (Hedley, 1904)
Species brought into synonymy
  • Incisura obliqua (Watson, 1886): synonym of Scissurella obliqua Watson, 1886
  • Incisura vincentiana (Cotton, 1945): synonym of Incisura remota (Iredale, 1924)
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