Stramonita
Encyclopedia
Stramonita is a genus
of predatory sea snail
s, marine
gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae
, the rock snails.
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 predatory 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)
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 molluscs in the family 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 rock snails.
Species
The genus Stramonita contains the following species:- Stramonita bicarinataStramonita bicarinataStramonita bicarinata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Blainville, 1832) - Stramonita biserialisStramonita biserialisStramonita biserialis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Blainville, 1832) - Stramonita blainvilleiStramonita blainvilleiStramonita blainvillei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Deshayes, 1844) - Stramonita canaliculataStramonita canaliculataStramonita canaliculata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Gray, 1839) - Stramonita chocolataStramonita chocolataStramonita chocolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Duclos, 1832) - Stramonita delessertianaStramonita delessertianaStramonita delessertiana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Orbigny, 1841) - Stramonita floridanaStramonita floridanaStramonita floridana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Conrad, 1837) - Stramonita haemastomaStramonita haemastomaStramonita haemastoma, common name the Red-mouthed rock shell or the Florida Dog Winkle, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails. -Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1767) - Stramonita rusticaStramonita rusticaStramonita rustica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Lamarck, 1822)