''Mancinella'' is a

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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus ''Mancinella'' include: * '' Mancinella alouina'' ( Röding, 1798) * '' Mancinella armigera'' Link, 1807 * '' Mancinella capensis'' (

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'' Selli, 1974 * '' Mancinella echinata'' ( Blainville, 1832) * '' Mancinella echinulata'' (

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

, 1822) * '' Mancinella grossa'' (Houart, 2001) * '' Mancinella herberti'' (Houart, 1998) * '' Mancinella lata'' (Kuroda, 1931) * '' Mancinella marmorata'' ( Pease, 1865) * '' Mancinella siro'' (Kuroda, 1931) * † '' Mancinella striolata'' (Bronn, 1831) Image:Mancinella armigera Réunion.jpg, '' Mancinella armigera'' 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'' (

, 1822): synonym of ''

Vasula deltoidea ''Vasula deltoidea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.Bouchet, P. (2014). Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http: ...

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, 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'' (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