''Carinapex'' 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 Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was split off from the family Pseudomelatomidae (formerly the subfamily Crassispirinae McLean, 1971) by Bouchet P., Ka ...
.
It was previously included within the subfamily
Crassispirinae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
, family
Turridae
Turridae is a taxonomic family name for a number of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea. MolluscaBase (2018). Turridae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Carinapex'' include:
* ''
Carinapex albarnesi''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex alisonkayae''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex amirowlandae''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex cernohorskyi''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex chaneyi''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex johnwiedricki''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex lindseygrovesi''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex minutissima
''Carinapex minutissima'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included within the subfamily Crassispirinae in the family Turridae.
Description
The length of the shell varies b ...
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(Garrett, 1873)
* ''
Carinapex mooreorum''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex papillosa
''Carinapex papillosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae.WoRMS (2015). Carinapex papillosa (Garrett, 1873). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...
''
(Garrett, 1873)
* ''
Carinapex philippinensis''
Wiedrick, 2015
* ''
Carinapex solomonensis''
Wiedrick, 2015
References
* Wiedrick S.G. (2015). ''Review of the genus Carinapex Dall, 1924 with the description of ten new species (Gastropoda: Conoidea: Horaiclavidae) from the Pacific Ocean.'' The Festivus. 47(1): 5-28. page(s): 6, pl. 1 figs 9-12
External links
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Horaiclavidae
Gastropod genera
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