''Mohnia'' is a

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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 ...

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mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the

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Buccinidae, the true whelks.

Species

Species within the genus ''Mohnia'' include: * '' Mohnia abyssorum'' (Fischer P., 1883) * '' Mohnia blakei'' (A. E. Verrill, 1885) * '' Mohnia carolinensis'' (Verrill, 1884): synonym of '' Retimohnia carolinensis'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884) * '' Mohnia danielsseni'' (Friele, 1879) * ''

Mohnia krampi ''Mohnia krampi'' 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 (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marri ...

'' (Thorson, 1951) * '' Mohnia mohni'' (Friele, 1877) * '' Mohnia parva'' (Verrill & Smith, 1882) * '' Mohnia simplex'' (Verrill, 1884) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Mohnia (Tacita)'': synonym of '' Tacita'' Lus, 1971 * ''Mohnia attenuata'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of ''

Retifusus attenuatus ''Retifusus attenuatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also know ...

'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977) * ''Mohnia bella'' (Ozaki, 1958): synonym of ''

Retimohnia bella ''Retimohnia bella'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known as ...

'' (Ozaki, 1958) * ''Mohnia buccinoides'' Dall, 1913: synonym of '' Retimohnia buccinoides'' (Dall, 1913) * ''Mohnia caelata'' (Verrill & Smith, 1880): synonym of ''

Retimohnia caelata ''Retimohnia caelata'', common name : the ''plump whelk'', is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The shell size varies between 10 mm and 27 mm D ...

'' (Verrill, 1880) * ''Mohnia corbis'' Dall, 1913: synonym of ''

Fusipagoda corbis ''Fusipagoda'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known as scungil ...

'' (Dall, 1913) * ''Mohnia daphnelloides'' Okutani, 1964: synonym of '' Retimohnia daphnelloides'' (Okutani, 1964) * ''Mohnia exquisita'' Dall, 1913: synonym of ''

Fusipagoda exquisita ''Fusipagoda'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Fusipagoda Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speci ...

'' (Dall, 1913) * ''Mohnia frielei'' Dall, 1891: synonym of '' Retimohnia frielei'' (Dall, 1891) * ''Mohnia glypta'' (Verrill, 1882): synonym of ''

Retimohnia glypta ''Retimohnia glypta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae, the true whelks and the like. Description The shell grows to a length of 27 mm Distribution This species is distributed in European ...

'' (A. E. Verrill, 1882) * ''Mohnia iturupa'' Golikov & Sirenko, 1998: synonym of ''

Retifusus iturupus ''Retifusus iturupus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known ...

'' (Golikov & Sirenko, 1998) * ''Mohnia iwateana'' Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''

'' (Ozaki, 1958) * ''Mohnia kaicherae'' Petuch, 1987: synonym of '' Manaria fusiformis'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1941) * ''Mohnia kurilana'' Dall, 1913: synonym of '' Pseudomohnia kurilana'' (Dall, 1913) (original combination) * ''Mohnia multicostata'' Habe & Ito, 1965: synonym of '' Mohnia bella'' (Ozaki, 1958) * ''Mohnia okhotskana'' Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''

Retifusus olivaceus ''Retifusus olivaceus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known ...

'' (Bartsch, 1929) * ''Mohnia robusta'' Dall, 1913: synonym of ''

Retimohnia robusta ''Retimohnia robusta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known ...

'' (Dall, 1913) * ''Mohnia similis'' Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of ''

Retifusus similis ''Retifusus similis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Retimohniidae The Retimohniidae are taxonomic family in the superfamily Buccinoidea of large sea snails, often known as whelk Whelk (also known a ...

'' (Golikov & Gulbin, 1977) * ''Mohnia toyamana'' Tiba, 1981: synonym of '' Retimohnia toyamana'' (Tiba, 1981) * ''Mohnia twateana'' Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''Mohnia bella'' (Ozaki, 1958)

References

* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.'' Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

External links

Friele H. 1879. Catalog der auf der norwegischen Nordmeer-Expedition bei Spitzbergen gefundenen Mollusken. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 6: 264-286
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