''Cataegis'' is a
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of
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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Cataegidae
Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). ''Cataegidae''. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p= ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cataegis'' include:
*''
Cataegis celebesensis''
McLean & Quinn, 1987
* ''
Cataegis finkli''
(Petuch, 1987)
* † ''
Cataegis godineauensis
''Cataegis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cataegidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cataegis'' include:
*'' Cataegis celebesensis'' McLean & Quinn, 1987
* '' Cataegis finkli'' (Petuch, 1987)
* † '' C ...
'' Van Winkle, 1919
[Kiel S. & Hansen B. T. (2015). "Cenozoic Methane-Seep Faunas of the Caribbean Region". ''PLoS ONE'' 10(10): e0140788. .]
* ''
Cataegis leucogranulatus''
(Fu & Sun, 2006)
* † ''
Cataegis nakagawensis''
Kaim, R. G. Jenkins & Hikida, 2009
* ''
Cataegis pleres''
Vilvens, 2016
* ''
Cataegis stroggile''
Vilvens, 2016
* ''
Cataegis tallorbioides
''Cataegis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cataegidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Cataegis'' include:
*'' Cataegis celebesensis'' McLean & Quinn, 1987
* '' Cataegis finkli'' (Petuch, 1987)
* † ''Ca ...
''
Vilvens, 2016
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''
Cataegis meroglypta''
McLean & Quinn, 1987:
synonym of ''
Kanoia meroglypta
''Kanoia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cataegidae
Cataegidae is a family of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Seguenzioidea.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2012). ''Cataegidae''. Acces ...
''
(McLean & Quinn, 1987) (original combination)
* ''Cataegis toreuta''
McLean & Quinn, 1987: synonym of ''
Cataegis finkli''
(Petuch, 1987)
See also
*
Terrestrial molluscs
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Land snail
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Land slug
*
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 ...
*
Sea slug
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References
* McLean J.H. & Quinn J.F. (1987). ''Cataegis, new genus of three new species from the continental slope (Trochidae: Cataeginae New subfamily)''. The Nautilus. 101(3): 111-116.
* Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1993) ''New records, species, genera, and a new family of gastropods from hydrothermal vents and hydrocarbon seeps.'' Zoologica Scripta 22: 1-90.
Cataegidae
Gastropod genera
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