Haustrinae
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Haustrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex shells or rock shells.
The genera in this family were previously grouped in a larger subfamily, the Ocenebrinae
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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
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...
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 shells or rock shells.
The genera in this family were previously grouped in a larger subfamily, the Ocenebrinae
Ocenebrinae
Ocenebrinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks. This subfamily is within the large family Muricidae, which are commonly known as the murex and rock snails....
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Genera
Genera within the subfamily Haustrinae include:- BedevaBedevaBedeva is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Bedeva include:* Bedeva paivae * Bedeva sumatraensis...
Iredale, 1924 - HaustrumHaustrumHaustrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Species:Species within the genus Haustrum include:* Haustrum baileyanum...
Perry, 1811 - synonyms: Lepsiella IredaleTom IredaleTom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
, 1912; Lepsithais Finlay, 1928