Acanthina
Encyclopedia
Acanthina, common name
the unicorn snails, is a genus
of small predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
the unicorn snails, is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of small predatory sea snail
Snail
Snail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Acanthina include:- Acanthina monodonAcanthina monodonAcanthina monodon is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Pallas, 1774) - Acanthina unicornisAcanthina unicornisAcanthina unicornis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Bruguière, 1789)
- Acanthina paucilirata
- Acanthina punctulataAcanthina punctulataAcanthina punctulata, common name the spotted unicorn, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Distribution:...
- Acanthina lugubris
- Acanthina spirataAcanthina spirataAcanthina spirata, common name the "angular unicorn", is a species of small predatory sea snail that occurs on the West Coast or Pacific Ocean coast of North America....
Species brought into synonymy :
- Acanthina angelica Oldroyd, 1918 : synonym of Mexacanthina angelicaMexacanthina angelicaMexacanthina angelica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Oldroyd, 1918) - Acanthina costata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina imbricata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina laevigata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina tyrianthina Berry, 1957 : synonym of Mexacanthina lugubrisMexacanthina lugubrisMexacanthina lugubris is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Sowerby, 1821)