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Cronia
''Cronia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell is ovate. The spire is acuminated. The aperture is moderate. The inner lip is callous at the upper part. The columella is straight and simple anteriorly. Species Species within the genus ''Cronia'' include: * '' Cronia amygdala'' (Kiener, 1835) * '' Cronia aurantiaca'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) * '' Cronia avellana'' (Reeve, 1846) * † '' Cronia tengawaica'' Laws, 1933 ;Species inquirendum: * '' Cronia obockensis'' (Jousseaume, 1888) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cronia amygdata'' ic synonym of ''Cronia amygdala'' (Kiener, 1835) (misspelling) * ''Cronia avenacea'' (Lesson, 1842): synonym of '' Usilla avenacea'' (Lesson, 1842) * ''Cronia contracta'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of '' Ergalatax contracta'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Cronia coronata'' (A. Adams, 1853): synonym of '' Pinaxia coronata'' A. Adams, 1853 * ''Cronia crassulnata'' (H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronia Obockensis
''Cronia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell is ovate. The Spire (mollusc), spire is acuminated. The Aperture (mollusc), aperture is moderate. The inner Lip (gastropod), lip is callous at the upper part. The Columella (gastropod), columella is straight and simple anteriorly. Species Species within the genus ''Cronia'' include: * ''Cronia amygdala'' (Kiener, 1835) * ''Cronia aurantiaca'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1853) * ''Cronia avellana'' (Reeve, 1846) * † ''Cronia tengawaica'' Laws, 1933 ;Species inquirendum: * ''Cronia obockensis'' (Jousseaume, 1888) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cronia amygdata'' [sic]: synonym of ''Cronia amygdala'' (Kiener, 1835) (misspelling) * ''Cronia avenacea'' (Lesson, 1842): synonym of ''Usilla avenacea'' (Lesson, 1842) * ''Cronia contracta'' (Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''Ergalatax contracta'' (Reeve, 1846) * ''Cronia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronia Aurantiaca
''Cronia aurantiaca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution This species occurs in the Southern Pacific Ocean off Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References * Hombron J.B. & Jacquinot H. (1848 ovember. Atlas d'Histoire Naturelle. Zoologie par MM. Hombron et Jacquinot, chirurgiens de l'expédition. in: Voyage au Pôle Sud et dans l'Océanie sur les corvettes l'Astrolabe et la Zélée pendant les années 1837-1838-1839-1840 sous le commandement de M. Dumont-D'Urville capitaine de vaisseau publié sous les auspices du département de la marine et sous la direction supérieure de M. Jacquinot, capitaine de Vaisseau, commandant de La Zélée. Vingt-cin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronia Avellana
''Cronia avellana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Muricidae Gastropods described in 1846 {{Muricidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronia Amygdala
''Cronia amygdala'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Gastropods described in 1835 Cronia {{Ergalataxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cronia Tengawaica
''Cronia tengawaica'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its ... Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Cronia tengawaica'' Laws, 1933 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=830892 on 2019-01-06 Distribution This species occurs in New Zealand. References tengawaica Gastropods described in 1933 {{Ergalataxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascula Ozenneana
''Pascula ozenneana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell of Pascula ozenneana is small and solid, typically reaching a length of around 10 to 20 millimeters. It has a high-spired, conical shape, which is characteristic of many columbellid snails. The shell's coloration can vary, but it often features a pattern of brown, cream, and white hues. The color patterns can include bands, spots, or streaks, which provide camouflage against the rocky substrates and coral reefs where it resides. The shell surface is generally smooth but may have fine axial ribs or spiral grooves that add to its structural integrity and aesthetic appearance. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murichorda Fiscellum
''Murichorda fiscellum'', common name : the little basket drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell size varies between 14 mm and 40 mm Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea, off Réunion Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ... and in the Indo-West Pacific. References * Dautzenberg, P. (1923). ''Liste preliminaire des mollusques marins de Madagascar et description de deux especes nouvelles''. Journal de Conchyliologie 68: 21–74 * Houart, R.: Zuccon, D. & Puillandre, N. (2019). Description of new genera and new species of Ergalataxinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae). Novapex. 20 (Hors série 12): 1-52 External links * Gmelin J.F. (1791). Vermes. In: G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Usilla Avenacea
''Usilla avenacea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Usilla avenacea (Lesson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1000272 on 2023-01-17 Description (Described as ''Vexilla fusconigra'') The shell is abbreviately fusiform, ventricose, solid. The spire is moderately produced, acute, and less than half the length of the shell. The shell contains six whorls, convex, furnished with close transverse granular ribs. The suture is impressed. The body whorl is large, ventricose, and marked with coarse, remote, revolving impressed lines, and fine longitudinal striae and wrinkles. The siphonal canal is short and slightly recurved. The aperture is oblong-ovate. The outer lip is thick, somewhat dilated, and furnished with six or seven intramarginal tubercular teeth, sinuated at its junction with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morula Spinosa
''Morula (Habromorula) spinosa'', common name : the spinose rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell size varies between . Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, the Mascarene Basin and Tanzania; and along Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... References * Sheppard, A (1984). ''The molluscan fauna of Chagos (Indian Ocean) and an analysis of its broad distribution patterns''. Coral Reefs 3: 43–50. * Spry, J.F. (1961). ''The sea shells of Dar es Salaam: Gastropods''. Tanganyika Notes and Records 56 * Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988). ''Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'île Maurice '' External lin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ergalatax Heptagonalis
''Ergalatax heptagonalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ..., the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution References Ergalatax Gastropods described in 1846 {{Ergalataxinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pascula Ochrostoma
''Pascula ochrostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The shell size varies between 11 mm and 35 mm Distribution This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along Aldabra, Chagos, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, the Seychelles and Tanzania. It is also known from the Western Pacific Ocean, the Philippines and North and Western Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... References ;Citations ;Bibliography * Taylor, J.D. & M.S. Lewis (1970). ''The flora, fauna and sediments of the marine grass beds of Mahe, Seychelles''. J. nat. Hist. 4: 199–220. * Vine, P. (1986). ''Red Sea Invertebrates''. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp * Dautzen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Semiricinula Muricina
''Semiricinula muricina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ..., the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Semiricinula muricina'' (Blainville, 1832). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714214 on 2019-01-06 Distribution This species occurs in Sarawak. References * Lamy, Ed., 1918. Notes sur quelques espèces de Purpura déterminées par Blainville dans la collection du Muséum de Paris. Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 24: 352-357 * Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |