Agatrix
Encyclopedia
Agatrix is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Cancellariidae
, the nutmeg snails.
Species brought into synonymy :
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 sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus Agatrix include:- Agatrix agassiziiAgatrix agassiziiAgatrix agassizii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Dall, 1889a) - Agatrix epomisAgatrix epomisAgatrix epomis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Woodring, 1928) - Agatrix strongiAgatrix strongiAgatrix strongi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Shasky, 1961)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Agatrix deroyae Petit, 1970 : synonym of Admetula deroyaeAdmetula deroyaeAdmetula deroyae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Petit, 1970) - Agatrix nodosivaricosa Petuch, 1979 : synonym of Nipponaphera nodosivaricosaNipponaphera nodosivaricosaNipponaphera nodosivaricosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails....
(Petuch, 1979)