Raphitominae
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Raphitominae is a subfamily
of small to quite large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.
Genera brought into synonymy :
Family (biology)
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of small to quite large sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
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gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.
Genera
- Acrobela Thiele, 1925
- Bellardiella Tapparone Canefri, 1883
- BuccinariaBuccinariaBuccinaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Buccinaria include:* Buccinaria abbreviata * Buccinaria jonkeri...
Kittl, 1887 - DaphnellaDaphnellaDaphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Daphnella include:* Daphnella alfredensis Bartsch, 1915* Daphnella allemani...
Hinds, 1844 - GymnobelaGymnobelaGymnobela is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.-Species:Species within the genus Gymnobela include:* Gymnobela abyssorum...
Verrill, 1884 - Homotoma Bellardi, 1875
- KermiaKermiaKermia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Kermia include: * Kermia aegyptiaca Kilburn & Dekker, 2008* Kermia aglaia...
Oliver, 1915 - PleurotomellaPleurotomellaPleurotomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Pleurotomella include:* Pleurotomella aguayoi * Pleurotomella amphiblestrum...
Verrill, 1872 - RaphitomaRaphitomaRaphitoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Distribution:This genus is distributed in European waters, in the northern part of the Mediterranean Sea, and in the Atlantic Ocean along Cape Verde, West Africa and Angola.-Species:Species within the genus...
Bellardi, 1848 - TaranisTaranisIn Celtic mythology Taranis was the god of thunder worshipped essentially in Gaul, the British Isles, but also in the Rhineland and Danube regions amongst others, and mentioned, along with Esus and Toutatis as part of a sacred triad, by the Roman poet Lucan in his epic poem Pharsalia as a Celtic...
Jeffreys, 1870 - ThatcheriaThatcheriaThatcheria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae.-Species:Species within the genus Thatcheria include:* Thatcheria mirabilis Angas, 1877...
Angas, 1877
Genera brought into synonymy :
- Allo Jousseaume, 1934 : synonym of Taranis Jeffreys, 1870
- Clathurina Melvill, 1917 : synonym of Kermia Oliver, 1915
- Cordiera : synonym of Cordieria Rouault, 1848
- Eudaphne Bartsch, 1931 : synonym of Daphnella Hinds, 1844
- Leufroyia Monterosato, 1884 : synonym of Raphitoma Bellardi, 1848
- Ootoma Koperberg, 1931 : synonym of Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
- Ootomella Bartsch, 1933 : synonym of Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
- Pionotoma Kuroda, 1952 : synonym of Buccinaria Kittl, 1887
- Rhaphitoma : synonym of Raphitoma Bellardi, 1848
- Speoides Kuroda & Habe, 1961 : synonym of Gymnobela Verrill, 1884
Further reading
- Kantor Y. I. & Taylor J. D. (2002). "Foregut anatomy and relationships of raphitomine gastropods (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Raphitominae)". In" "Systematics, Phylogeny and Biology of the Neogastropoda." Ed by Oliverio, M. and R. Chemello, editors. Boll Malacologico. Suppl. 5: 161-174.