Politolana Bruce, 1981

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Politolana Bruce, 1981

Synonymy. Bruce 1981: 958–959; Wetzer et al. 1987: 1–2; Kensley & Schotte 1989: 140–143; Riseman & Brusca 2002: 64–69.

Type species: Aega polita Stimpson, 1853 ; original designation Bruce 1981.

Composition: P. concharum (Stimpson 1853) ; P. eximia (Hansen 1890) ; P. haneyi Riseman & Brusca 2002 ; P. impostor Riseman & Brusca 2002 ; P. i m p re s s a (Harger 1883); P. microphthalma ( Hoek 1882) ; P. polita (Stimpson 1853) ; P. tricarinata Riseman et al. 2001 ; P. w i c k s t e n a e Wetzer et al. 1987.

Species excluded from Politolana sensu stricto (according to Riseman & Brusca 2002): P. crosnieri Bruce 1996 ; P. d a s y p r i o n Bruce 1991; P. obtusispina (Kensley 1975) .