''Miraclathurella'' is a
genus of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
s, marine
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
family Pseudomelatomidae
Pseudomelatomidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropods included in the superfamily Conoidea (previously Conacea) and part of the Neogastropoda ( Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005).
In 1995 Kantor elevated the subfamily Pseudomelatomina ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Miraclathurella'' include:
* † ''
Miraclathurella amica''
(Pilsbry & Johnson, 1917)
* ''
Miraclathurella bicanalifera''
(Sowerby I, 1834)
* † ''
Miraclathurella darwini''
(Philippi, 1887)
* † ''
Miraclathurella entemma''
Woodring, 1928
* † ''
Miraclathurella eucharis''
Woodring, 1970
* † ''
Miraclathurella gracilis''
(Gabb, 1866)
* ''
Miraclathurella herminea''
(Bartsch, 1934)
* ''
Miraclathurella mendozana''
Shasky, 1971
* † ''
Miraclathurella vittata''
Woodring, 1928
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Miraclathurella acapulcanum''
Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 : synonym of ''
Miraclathurella bicanalifera''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Miraclathurella aguadillana''
(Dall & Stimpson, 1901): synonym of ''
Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum
''Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae, the turrids and allies.
There is one subspecies: ''Lioglyphostoma aguadillanum minor'' (Dall & Simpson, 1901) (exactly simi ...
''
(Dall & Stimpson, 1901)
* ''Miraclathurella clendenini''
García, 2008: synonym of ''
Darrylia clendenini
''Darrylia clendenini'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Horaiclavidae
Horaiclavidae is a family of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
In 2011 this family was s ...
''
(García, 2008) (original combination)
* ''Miraclathurella gracillima''
Carpenter, 1856:synonym of ''
Miraclathurella bicanalifera''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Miraclathurella kleinrosa''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969):
synonym of ''
Darrylia kleinrosa
''Darrylia kleinrosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Horaiclavidae.
According to Garcia (2008), this species belongs in ''Darrylia'' and not in '' Miraclathurella'' (as proposed by DeJong & Coomans, 1988) ...
''
(Nowell-Usticke, 1969)
* ''Miraclathurella nitida''
Sowerby I, 1834:synonym of ''
Miraclathurella bicanalifera''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
* ''Miraclathurella peggywilliamsae''
Fallon, 2010: synonym of ''
Darrylia peggywilliamsae
''Darrylia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
It was previously included tentatively within the subfamily Crassispirinae of the family Turridae.
Description
Species in this genus show a broad p ...
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(Fallon, 2010) (original combination)
* ''Miraclathurella variculosa''
Sowerby I, 1834 :synonym of ''
Miraclathurella bicanalifera''
(G.B. Sowerby I, 1834)
References
* W. P. Woodring. 1928. ''Miocene Molluscs from Bowden, Jamaica. Part 2: Gastropods and discussion of results.'' Contributions to the Geology and Palaeontology of the West Indies
External links
Fallon, Phillip J , Descriptions and illustrations of some new and poorly known turrids of the tropical northwestern Atlantic. Part 1. Genera Buchema Corea, 1934 and Miraclathurella Woodring, 1928 (Gastropoda: Turridae: Crassispirinae); Nautilus 124, 2010*
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). ''A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda).'' Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Pseudomelatomidae
Gastropod genera
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