''Cookia'' is a

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of large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the

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Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P. (2014). Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies ...

, the turban snails. ''Cookia'' is sometimes treated as a subgenus of the genus ''

Bolma ''Bolma'' is a genus of medium to large sea snails with a calcareous operculum, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2014). Bolma Risso, 1826. Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

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The genus was named after Captain James Cook.

Species

Species within the genus ''Cookia'' include: * †''

Cookia kawauensis ''Cookia kawauensis'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Turbinidae Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropod molluscs in the superfamily Trochoidea.Bouchet, P ...

'' Powell, 1938 * ''

Cookia sulcata ''Cookia sulcata'', or Cook's turban, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.Bouchet, P. (2012). Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot, 1786). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spe ...

'' (Lightfoot, 1786) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Cookia novaezelandiae'' Lesson, 1832: synonym of ''Cookia sulcata'' (Lightfoot, 1786)

References

* Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) ''The family Turbinidae. Subfamilies Turbininae Rafinesque, 1815 and Prisogasterinae Hickman & McLean, 1990''. In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 1–82, pls 104-245

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