''Agatrix'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusks in the
family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Some of the shells of the species in this family resemble a nutmeg seed.
Di ...
, the nutmeg snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Agatrix'' include:
* ''
Agatrix agassizii
''Agatrix agassizii'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relations ...
'' (Dall, 1889)
* ''
Agatrix epomis
''Agatrix epomis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusk ...
'' (Woodring, 1928)
* ''
Agatrix strongi
''Agatrix strongi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollus ...
'' (Shasky, 1961)
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Agatrix deroyae'' Petit, 1970: synonym of ''
Admetula deroyae
''Admetula deroyae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cancellariidae
Cancellariidae, common name the nutmeg snails or nutmeg shells, are a family of small to medium-large sea snails, marine gastropod mollus ...
'' (Petit, 1970)
* ''Agatrix nodosivaricosa'' Petuch, 1979: synonym of ''
Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa'' (Petuch, 1979)
References
* Hemmen J. (2007). ''Recent Cancellariidae''. Wiesbaden, 428pp
Cancellariidae
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