Pupa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Acteonidae.[1]
The genus is named Pupa because the shell of these snails resemble an insect pupa in overall shape. The animal has a large headshield with a deep median slit, separating it into two posteriorly projecting lobes.
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species are included within the genus Pupa:[2]
The database Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database (OBIS) also includes the following names in current use :[3]
Pupa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Acteonidae.
The genus is named Pupa because the shell of these snails resemble an insect pupa in overall shape. The animal has a large headshield with a deep median slit, separating it into two posteriorly projecting lobes.
蛹螺屬(学名:Pupa)为捻螺科之下的一個小類海螺,是一個海洋腹足綱軟體動物的屬[3][1]。
本屬的名稱源於其型態:其螺殼的外型就像昆蟲的蛹。
截至2018年12月27日 (2018-12-27)[update],WoRMS紀錄本屬包括下列各物種[1]: