''Paramontana'' is a small
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 Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...
.
[MolluscaBase (2018). Paramontana Laseron, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432530 on 2018-02-28]
This genus was originally defined solely by the non-planctotrophic
protoconch
A protoconch (meaning first or earliest or original shell) is an embryonic or larval shell which occurs in some classes of molluscs, e.g., the initial chamber of an ammonite or the larval shell of a gastropod. In older texts it is also called ...
morphology of its species. It should be considered as a synonym of either ''
Kermia
''Kermia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
This genus is closely related to '' Pseudodaphnella'' Boettger, 1895. They form together a genus-complex with a highly underestimated diversity, leadin ...
'' or ''
Pseudodaphnella''
Fedosov, Alexander E., and Nicolas Puillandre. "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Kermia–Pseudodaphnella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) genus complex: a remarkable radiation via diversification of larval development." Systematics and Biodiversity 10.4 (2012): 447-477
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Species
Species within the genus ''Paramontana'' include:
* ''Paramontana blanfordi
''Paramontana blanfordi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana blanfordi (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Spec ...
'' (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875)
* ''Paramontana exilis
''Paramontana exilis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana exilis (Pease, 1860). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.mar ...
'' (Pease, 1860)
* ''Paramontana fusca
''Paramontana fusca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Ro ...
'' Laseron, 1954
* ''Paramontana mayana
''Paramontana mayana'', common name May's turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana mayana (Hedley, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' (Hedley, 1922)
* ''Paramontana modesta
''Paramontana modesta'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase"Paramontana modesta (Angas, 1877)" Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2019
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'' (Angas, 1877)
* ''Paramontana punicea
''Paramontana punicea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana punicea (Hedley, 1922). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www. ...
'' (Hedley, 1922)
* ''Paramontana rufozonata
''Paramontana rufozonata'', common name red-zoned turrid, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Paramontana rufozonata (Angas, 1877). Accessed through: World Register ...
'' (Angas, 1877)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Paramontana oligoina'' (Hedley, 1922) : synonym of ''Pseudodaphnella oligoina
''Pseudodaphnella oligoina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2019). MolluscaBase. Pseudodaphnella oligoina Hedley, 1922. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: htt ...
'' Hedley, 1922
References
* Laseron, C. 1954. ''Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca).'' Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12.
* Powell, A.W.B. 1966. ''The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species.'' Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
External links
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
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Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania
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