''Heilprinia'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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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 subfamily Fusininae of the
family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia Grabau, 1904. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445989 on 2020-11-29]
Species
Species within the genus ''Heilprinia'' include:
* ''
Heilprinia burnsii
''Heilprinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia Grabau, 1904. ...
''
(Dall, 1890) †
* ''
Heilprinia caloosaensis''
(Heilprin, 1886) †
* ''
Heilprinia carolinensis''
(Dall, 1892) †
* ''
Heilprinia coltrorum
''Heilprinia coltrorum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia coltrorum (Hadorn & Rogers, 200 ...
''
(Hadorn & Rogers, 2000)
* ''
Heilprinia dianeae''
(Petuch, 1994) †
* ''
Heilprinia diegelae
''Heilprinia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Fusininae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia Grabau, 1904. ...
''
Petuch, 1994 †
* ''
Heilprinia dowiana
''Heilprinia dowiana'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia dowiana (Olsson, 1954). Accessed ...
''
(Olsson, 1954)
* ''
Heilprinia exilis''
(Conrad, 1832) †
* ''
Heilprinia hasta''
Petuch, 1994 †
* ''
Heilprinia miamiensis''
Petuch, 1994 †
* ''
Heilprinia portelli''
Petuch, 1994 †
* ''
Heilprinia timessa
''Heilprinia timessa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Heilprinia timessa (Dall, 1889). Accessed th ...
''
(Dall, 1889)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Heilprinia couei''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853): synonym of ''
Aristofusus couei''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1853)
* ''Heilprinia helenae''
(Bartsch, 1939) : synonym of ''
Aristofusus helenae''
(Bartsch, 1939)
* ''Heilprinia lindae''
Petuch, 1987 : synonym of ''Heilprinia timessa''
(Dall, 1889)
* ''Heilprinia robusta''
(Trask, 1855) : synonym of ''
Harfordia robusta
''Harfordia robusta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Harfordia robusta (Trask, 1855). Accessed th ...
''
(Trask, 1855)
References
* Vermeij G.J. & Snyder M.A. (2018). Proposed genus-level classification of large species of Fusininae (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria. 82(4-6): 57–82.
External links
Grabau A.W. (1904). Phylogeny of Fusus and its allies. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 44(1417): i-iii, 1-157, pls 1-18
Gastropod genera
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