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Publication Costa (1840): summary

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Costa, O.G. 1840. Fauna Siciliana Molluschi.

Attributed Nominal Genera

Galileja Costa, 1840

Costa, 1839. Corrisp. Zool.: 181.
Costa, 1840. Fauna Siciliana Molluschi: 1, pl. 1, figs. 2a, A.B.
Type species: Galileja tenebrosa Costa, 1839 (monotypy) = Euglesa pulchella

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