''Agnewia'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Agnewia'' include:
* ''
Agnewia adelaidae''
(A. Adams & Angas, 1863)
* † ''
Agnewia kempae''
Powell, 1934
* ''
Agnewia tritoniformis''
(Blainville, 1833)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Agnewia nautica''
Thornley, 1952: synonym of ''Agnewia tritoniformis''
(Blainville, 1832)
References
* Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
External links
Forbes E. (1852). On the Mollusca collected by Mr MacGillivray during the voyage of the Rattlesnake. Pp. 360-386, pls 2-3, in: MacGillivray J. (ed.). Narrative of the voyage of the H.M.S. Rattlesnake, commanded by the late Captain Owen Stanley, during the years 1846-1850, volume 2 . London: T. & W. Boone. 395 ppTenison-Woods J.E. (1878 ["1877"]). Census; with brief descriptions of the marine shells of Tasmania and the adjacent islands. Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. (1877): 26-57Dunker, W. (1857). Mollusca nova collectionis Cumingianae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 24: 354-358Tan K. S. (2003) Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 37(8): 911-1028Beu, A.G. 2011 Marine Molluscs of oxygen isotope stages of the last 2 million years in New Zealand. Part 4. Gastropoda (Ptenoglossa, Neogastropoda, Heterobranchia). Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand 41, 1–153
Gastropod genera
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