''Argeneuthria'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Buccinidae, the true whelks.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Argeneuthria Pastorino, 2016. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=889667 on 2020-05-26]
Species
Species within the genus ''Argeneuthria'' include:
* ''
Argeneuthria cerealis''
(Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
* ''
Argeneuthria euthrioides''
(Melvill & Standen, 1898)
* ''
Argeneuthria paessleri''
(Strebel, 1905)
* ''
Argeneuthria philippii''
(Strebel, 1905)
* ''
Argeneuthria varicosa''
Pastorino, 2016
References
External links
Pastorino G. (2016). Revision of the genera Pareuthria Strebel, 1905, Glypteuthria Strebel, 1905 and Meteuthria Thiele, 1912 (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) with the description of three new genera and two new species from Southwestern Atlantic waters. Zootaxa. 4179(3): 301-344
Buccinidae
Gastropod genera
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