Zalipais Explained

Zalipais is a genus of minute sea snails or micromollusks, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Skeneidae.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Zalipais include:

• Zalipais benthicola Powell, 1927
• Zalipais bruniense Beddome, 1883 ^[2]
• Zalipais inscripta (Tate, R., 1899)
• Zalipais lissa (Suter, 1908)
• Zalipais parva Finlay, 1924
• Zalipais turneri Powell, 1939

Species brought into synonymy:

• Zalipais laseroni Kershaw, 1955: synonym of Zalipais inscripta (Tate, R., 1899)

References

• Iredale, 1915, Transactions of the New Zealand Institute, 47: 442, 444
• Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979

Notes and References

1. Rosenberg, G. (2012). Zalipais Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=598342 on 2012-09-08
2. http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/taxa/e8764143-3893-404e-ac35-f3a837c7a0e7 Australian Faunal Directory: Zalipais bruniense