''Homalocantha'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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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
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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
The placement of this genus in the subfamily Muricopsinae is doubtful, but the
radula
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characters make it belong definitely in the family Muricidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Homalocantha'' include:
* ''
Homalocantha anatomica
''Homalocantha anatomica'' (common name: "Pele's Murex" or "Anatomical Murex") is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Taxonomy
* Subspecies ''Homalocant ...
'' (Perry, 1811)
* ''
Homalocantha anomaliae''
Kosuge, 1979
* ''
Homalocantha digitata''
(Sowerby II, 1841)
* ''
Homalocantha dondani''
D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1989
* ''
Homalocantha dovpeledi''
Houart, 1982
* ''
Homalocantha elatensis
''Homalocantha elatensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known ...
''
Heiman & Mienis, 2009
* ''
Homalocantha granpoderi''
Merle & Garrigues, 2011
* ''
Homalocantha lamberti'' (Poirier, 1883)
* ''
Homalocantha melanamathos''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Homalocantha ninae''
Merle & Garrigues, 2011
* ''
Homalocantha nivea''
Granpoder & Garrigues, 2014
* ''
Homalocantha oxyacantha''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Homalocantha pele''
(Pilsbry, 1918)
* ''
Homalocantha pisori''
D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1989
* ''
Homalocantha scorpio''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Homalocantha secunda''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Homalocantha tortua''
(Broderip in Sowerby, 1834)
* ''
Homalocantha vicdani''
D'Attilio & Kosuge, 1989
* ''
Homalocantha zamboi
''Homalocantha zamboi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...
''
(Burch & Burch, 1960)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Homalocantha echiniformis''
Shikama, 1978: synonym of ''
Favartia balteata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (synonym)
* ''Homalocantha fauroti''
Jousseaume, 1888: synonym of ''Homalocantha anatomica''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Homalocantha rota''
(Mawe, 1823): synonym of ''Homalocantha anatomica''
(Perry, 1811)
References
* Merle D. & Garrigues B. (2011) Description of four new species of Muricidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda) from the Philippines and the Caribbean area. Zoosystema 33(4): 557-575
External links
Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. [1852]; Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 [+2] pp. [1853]. Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein. 76: p
Muricopsinae
{{Muricopsinae-stub