''Amathina'' is a

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Amathinidae Amathinidae, is a taxonomic family mostly consisting of small and minute sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the superfamily Pyramidelloidea. Together with Pyramidellidae, Ebalidae, Turbonillidae, Odostomid ...

.WoRMS (2010). ''Amathina'' Gray, 1842. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181104 on 2011-03-15 ''Amathina'' is the type genus of the family Amathinidae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Amathina'' include: * '' Amathina bicarinata'' Pease, 1861 * '' Amathina oyamai'' Masuda & H. Noda, 1976 * ''

Amathina tricarinata ''Amathina tricarinata'' is a species of small sea snail, marine heterobranch gastropod mollusc or micromolluscs in the family Amathinidae.Gofas, S. (2010). ''Amathina tricarinata'' (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1767) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Amathina angustata'' Souverbie, 1875: synonym of ''Amathina tricarinata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Amathina imbricata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of ''Hipponicidae incertae sedis imbricata'' G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (not ''Amathina'', but rather

Hipponicidae ''Hipponicidae'', common name hoof shells or hoof snails, is a family of small sea snails, limpet-like marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Vanikoroidea Vanikoroidea is a superfamily of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs ...

) * ''Amathina nobilis'' A. Adams, 1867: synonym of ''Trichamathina nobilis'' (A. Adams, 1867) * ''Amathina tricostata'' (Gmelin, 1790):WoRMS (2010). ''Amathina tricostata'' (Gmelin, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215181 on 2011-03-15 synonym of ''Amathina tricarinata'' (Linnaeus, 1767) * ''Amathina trigona'' G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of ''Amathina bicarinata'' Pease, 1861 * ''Amathina violacea'' (Angas, 1867): synonym of '' Capulus violaceus'' Angas, 1867 * ''Amathina violaceus'' (Angas, 1867): synonym of ''Amathina violacea'' (Angas, 1867): synonym of '' Capulus violaceus'' Angas, 1867 (incorrect gender ending)

References

External links

Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10
Amathinidae Gastropod genera {{Heterobranchia-stub