Engina
Encyclopedia
Engina is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine gastropod mollusks in the family
Buccinidae
, the true whelks.
The Indo- Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
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...
Buccinidae
Buccinidae
Buccinidae is a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.True whelks are mostly marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda...
, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus Engina include:- Engina albocincta Pease, 1860
- Engina alveolataEngina alveolataEngina alveolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Kiener, 1836) - Engina armillata (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina astricta (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina australis (Pease, 1871)
- Engina bonasinaEngina bonasinaEngina bonasina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Martens, 1880 - Engina chinoiEngina chinoiEngina chinoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Fraussen, 2009 - Engina cinis (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina concinna (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina contracta (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina corinnaeEngina corinnaeEngina corinnae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Crovo, 1971 - Engina costata Pease, 1860
- Engina cumingiana Melvill, 1895
- Engina curtisiana (E.A. Smith, 1884)
- Engina demani De Jong & Coomans, 1988
- Engina egregiaEngina egregiaEngina egregia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Reeve, 1844) - Engina epidromidea Melvill, 1894
- Engina farinosa (Gould, 1850)
- Engina fragaria (W. Wood, 1828)
- Engina fuscolineata E. A. Smith, 1913
- Engina fusiformis Pease, 1865
- Engina goncalvesi Coltro, 2005 : synonym of Anna goncalvesi (Coltro, 2005)
- Engina histrio (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Engina alveolataEngina alveolataEngina alveolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Kiener, 1836) - Engina igniculaEngina igniculaEngina ignicula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Fraussen, 2004 - Engina incarnata (Deshayes, 1834) : synonym of Pollia incarnata (Deshayes, 1830)
- Engina janowskyiEngina janowskyiEngina janowskyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Coltro, 2005 - Engina lanceolata (Kuroda & Habe, 1971)
- Engina layardi Melvill, 1895
- Engina leucozona (Philippi, 1843) : synonym of Enginella leucozona (Philippi, 1843)
- Engina lineataEngina lineataEngina lineata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Tomlin - Engina livida (G.B. Sowerby, 1832)
- Engina macleani Olsson, 1971
- Engina mactanensis Cernohorsky, 1985
- Engina mantensis Bartsch, 1928
- Engina maura (G.B. Sowerby, 1832)
- Engina mendicariaEngina mendicariaEngina mendicaria, common name : the striped engina, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-Description:The shell size varies between 10 mm and 20 mm-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Engina menkeana (Dunker, 1860)
- Engina mundulaEngina mundulaEngina mundula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Melvill & Standen - Engina natalensis Melvill, 1895
- Engina obliquicostata (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina phasinola (Duclos, 1840)
- Engina polychloros (Tapparone-Canefri, 1880)
- Engina pulchraEngina pulchraEngina pulchra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
- Engina pyrostoma (G.B. Sowerby, 1832)
- Engina reevei Tryon, 1923 : synonym of Engina alveolataEngina alveolataEngina alveolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Kiener, 1836) - Engina ryalli Rolan & Fernandes, 1995
- Engina siderea (Reeve, 1846)
- Engina solida Dall, 1917
- Engina spica Melvill & Standen, 1895
- Engina strongi Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
- Engina tabogaensis Bartsch, 1931
- Engina trifasciata L. A. Reeve, 1846
- Engina tuberculosa Pease, 1862
- Engina turbinellaEngina turbinellaEngina turbinella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Kiener, 1836) - Engina zeaEngina zeaEngina zea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
Melvill, 1893 - Engina zepaEngina zepaEngina zepa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.-References:* Dautzenberg, Ph. . Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III...
(Duclos, 1883) - Engina zonata Reeve : synonym of Engina turbinellaEngina turbinellaEngina turbinella is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks....
(Kiener, 1836)
The Indo- Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the following names in current use
- Engina idosia (Duckos in Chenu, 1848 in 1843-53)
- Engina ovata Pease, 1865
- Engina resta (Iredale, 1940)
- Engina zatricium Melvill, 1893
- Engina zonalis (Lamarck, 1822)