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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Mancinella'' include: * ''

Mancinella alouina ''Mancinella alouina'', common names alou rock shell, alou rock snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella alouina'' (Röding, 1798). A ...

'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''

Mancinella armigera ''Mancinella armigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella armigera'' Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' Link, 1807 * ''

Mancinella capensis ''Mancinella capensis'' 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 mure ...

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Petit de la Saussaye Sauveur Abel Aubert Petit de la Saussaye (1792–1870)Coan E. V. & Kabat A. R. (2017). ''2,400 years of malacology, 14th ed.'', 1,443 pp. + 110 pp. nnex 1 – Book Collations+ 65 pp. nnex 2 – Küster Collation 51 pp. nnex 3 – Journal Coll ...

, 1852) * † ''

Mancinella dubia ''Mancinella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Mancinella'' include: * '' Mancinella alouina'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Mancinella arm ...

'' Selli, 1974 * ''

Mancinella echinata ''Mancinella echinata'', common names prickly rock shell, prickly rock snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity ...

'' ( Blainville, 1832) * ''

Mancinella echinulata ''Mancinella echinulata'', common names Lamarck's spiny rock shell, Lamarck's spiny rock snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella echi ...

'' ( Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Mancinella grossa ''Mancinella grossa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella grossa'' (Houart, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' (Houart, 2001) * ''

Mancinella herberti ''Mancinella herberti'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella herberti'' (Houart, 1998). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' (Houart, 1998) * ''

Mancinella lata ''Mancinella lata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella lata'' (Kuroda, 1931). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...

'' (Kuroda, 1931) * ''

Mancinella marmorata ''Mancinella marmorata'' 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 mur ...

'' ( Pease, 1865) * ''

Mancinella siro ''Mancinella siro'' 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 murex sn ...

'' (Kuroda, 1931) * † ''

Mancinella striolata ''Mancinella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Mancinella'' include: * '' Mancinella alouina'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Mancinella armi ...

'' (Bronn, 1831) Image:Mancinella armigera Réunion.jpg, ''

'' Image:Menathais tuberosa.jpg, ''

Mancinella tuberosa ''Mancinella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Mancinella'' include: * ''Mancinella alouina'' (Pe ...

'' Image:Mancinella sp..jpg, ''Mancinella sp.'' ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Mancinella aculeata'' Link, 1807: synonym of ''Mancinella alouina'' ( Röding, 1798) * ''Mancinella bufo'' (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''

Purpura bufo ''Purpura bufo'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Fully adult shells can attain 60+ mm. in size. Distribution ''Purpura bufo'' is a tropical species ...

'' Lamarck, 1822 * ''Mancinella deltoidea'' ( Lamarck, 1822): synonym of '' Vasula deltoidea'' ( Lamarck, 1822) * ''Mancinella hippocastanum'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of '' Thalessa virgata'' (Dillwyn, 1817) * ''Mancinella kieneri'' ic synonym of Mancinella kienerii (Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''

Reishia bitubercularis ''Reishia bitubercularis'', common names bituberculate rock shell, bituberculate rock snail, chestnut rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (20 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Mancinella kienerii'' (Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * M''ancinella mancinella'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''Mancinella alouina'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Mancinella mutabilis'' Link, 1807: synonym of ''

Indothais lacera ''Indothais lacera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Indothais lacera (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...

'' (Born, 1778) * ''Mancinella squamosa'' (Pease, 1868): synonym of ''

Semiricinula squamosa ''Semiricinula squamosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description The solid shell varies in length between 20 mm and 45 mm. Its sculpture shows varices ...

'' (Pease, 1868) * ''Mancinella tuberosa'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''

Menathais tuberosa ''Menathais tuberosa'', common names humped rock shell, humped rocksnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Menathais tuberosa'' (Röding, 1798) ...

'' (Röding, 1798)

References

* Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.

External links

Link D.H.F. (1807-1808) ''Beschreibung der Naturalien-Sammlung der Universität zu Rostock''. 1 Abt. [Part 1], pp. 1–50; 2 Abt. [Part 2], pp. 51–100; 3 Abt. [Part 3], pp. 101–165; Abt. 4 [Part 4],pp. 1–30; Abt. 5 [Part 5], pp. 1–38 [1808]; Abt. 6 [Part 6], pp. 1–38 [1808] Rostock, Adlers Erben
Rapaninae {{Rapaninae-stub