Linatella
Encyclopedia
Linatella is a genus
of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Ranellidae
, the (tritons
).
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 medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, 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...
Ranellidae
Ranellidae
Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, is a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Littorinimorpha.-Subfamilies:...
, the (tritons
Triton (mollusk)
Triton is the common name given to a number of very large sea snails, predatory marine gastropods in the genus Charonia. The name "triton" is also often applied as part of the common name, to other, much smaller sea snails of other genera within the same family, Ranellidae.Tritons are named after...
).
Species
Species within the genus Linatella include:- Linatella caudataLinatella caudataLinatella caudata, common name : the girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Description:...
(Gmelin, 1791)
Species brought into synonymy :
- Subgenus Linatella (Gelagna) Schaufuss, 1869 : synonym of GelagnaGelagnaGelagna is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Species:Species within the genus Gelagna include:* Gelagna pallida...
Schaufuss, 1869 - Linatella (Gelagna) pallida Parth, 1996 : synonym of Gelagna pallidaGelagna pallidaGelagna pallida is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons....
(Parth, 1996) - Linatella clandestina Lamarck : synonym of Gelagna succinctaGelagna succinctaGelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1771) - Linatella neptunia Garrard, 1963 : synonym of Linatella caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
- Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) : synonym of Gelagna succinctaGelagna succinctaGelagna succincta, common name the lesser girdled triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1771)