Lamellaria is a genus of small slug-like sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Velutinidae.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). Lamellaria. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138101 on 2012-03-16
Species Species within the genus Lamellaria include: Lamellaria ampla Strebel, 1906 Lamellaria australis Basedow, 1905 Lamellaria berghi (Deshayes, 1863) Lamellaria branca Simone, 2004 Lamellaria capensis (Bergh, 1907) Lamellaria cerebroides Hutton, 1883 Lamellaria diegoensis Dall, 1885 - San Diego lamellaria Lamellaria digueti Rochebrune, 1895 Lamellaria elata Strebel, 1906 † Lamellaria falunica de Morgan, 1920 Lamellaria fernandinae Dall, 1927 Lamellaria inflata (C.B. Adams, 1852) Lamellaria kiiensis Habe, 1944 Lamellaria koto Schwengel, 1944 Lamellaria latens (Müller, 1776) Lamellaria leptoconcha (Bergh, 1907) Lamellaria leucosphaera Schwengel, 1942 - white-ball lamellaria Lamellaria mopsicolor Ev. Marcus, 1958 Lamellaria nodosa Ev. Marcus, 1987 Lamellaria ophione Gray, 1850 OBIS: Lamellaria ophione Lamellaria orbiculata Dall, 1871 Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881 Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) - transparent lamellaria Lamellaria punctata (Stimpson, 1855) Lamellaria setoensis Habe, 1944 Taxon inquirendum Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Species brought into synonymy Lamellaria borealis (Bergh, 1886): synonym of Marseniella borealis Bergh, 1886 Lamellaria cochinella L. Perry, 1940: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria conica E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of Marseniopsis conica (E. A. Smith, 1902) Lamellaria courcellei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881 Lamellaria dozei Rochebrune & Mabille, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria ampla Strebel, 1906 Lamellaria farrani Odhner, 1927: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880) Lamellaria fuegoensis Strebel, 1906: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881 Lamellaria glacialis M. Sars, 1851: synonym of Onchidiopsis glacialis (M. Sars, 1851) Lamellaria gouldii A. E. Verrill, 1882: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880) Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria incerta Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria kleciachi Brusina, 1866: synonym of Berthella plumula (Montagu, 1803) Lamellaria lata Jeffreys, 1867: synonym of Lamellaria latens (O. F. Müller, 1776) Lamellaria maculosa Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria magellanica Strebel, 1906: synonym of Lamellaria patagonica E. A. Smith, 1881 Lamellaria marginata Bergh, 1898: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria mauritiana Bergh, 1853: synonym of Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824 Lamellaria membranacea Montagu, 1815: synonym of Pleurobranchus membranaceus (Montagu, 1815) Lamellaria mollis E. A. Smith, 1902: synonym of Marseniopsis mollis (E. A. Smith, 1902) Lamellaria nigra (Blaiinville, 1824): synonym of Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824 Lamellaria obliqua Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria pellucida Verrill, 1880 - translucent lamellaria: synonym of Calyptoconcha pellucida (A. E. Verrill, 1880) Lamellaria prodita Lovén, 1846: synonym of Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838) Lamellaria rhombica Dall, 1871: synonym of Marsenina rhombica (Dall, 1871) Lamellaria rugosa Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria sharonae Willett, 1939: synonym of Marseniopsis sharonae (Willett, 1939) Lamellaria spirolineata Monterosato, 1869: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria stearnsii (Dall, 1871): synonym of Marsenina stearnsii (Dall, 1871) Lamellaria tentaculata Montagu, 1815: synonym of Lamellaria latens (O. F. Müller, 1776) Lamellaria tenuis Monterosato, 1878: synonym of Lamellaria perspicua (Linnaeus, 1758) Lamellaria tongana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832): synonym of Coriocella tongana (Quoy & Gaimard, 1832) Lamellaria uchidai Habe, 1958: synonym of Marsenina uchidai (Habe, 1958) Lamellaria wilsonae E. A. Smith, 1886: synonym of Mysticoncha wilsonae (E. A. Smith, 1886) Taxon inquirendum Lamellaria hyadesi Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889
Secondary metabolites They are the source of Lamellarin D, found by Steiner et al. 2015 and Borjan et al. 2015 to a cytotoxin.
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