Cymakra
Encyclopedia
Cymakra is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Turridae
, the turrids.
These are epifaunal carnivores occurring in the Gulf of Mexico
.
(WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Cymakra :
Synonymized species :
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...
Turridae
Turridae
Turridae, , is a large taxonomic family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, that vary in size from minute to moderately large. With more than 4,000 species, the Turridae is the largest mollusk family and group of marine caenogastropods...
, the turrids.
These are epifaunal carnivores occurring in the Gulf of Mexico
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico is a partially landlocked ocean basin largely surrounded by the North American continent and the island of Cuba. It is bounded on the northeast, north and northwest by the Gulf Coast of the United States, on the southwest and south by Mexico, and on the southeast by Cuba. In...
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Species
According to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Cymakra :
- Cymakra torticula (Dall, 1889)
Synonymized species :
- Cymakra baileyi McLean & Poorman, 1971 : synonym of Mitromorpha baileyiMitromorpha baileyiMitromorpha baileyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(McLean & Poorman, 1971) - Cymakra granata McLean & Poorman, 1971 : synonym of Mitromorpha granataMitromorpha granataMitromorpha granata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies....
(McLean & Poorman, 1971)