''Pareuthria'' 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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Cominellidae The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Cominellidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.ph ...

Distribution

Species of ''Pareuthria'' are found in waters off of

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Evolution

''Pareuthria'' is related to the genus ''

Cominella ''Cominella'' is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Cominella Gray, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=tax ...

'' found in New Zealand and

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. ''Pareuthria'' is currently recognised within the family

but it has also previously been referred to the alternative families Buccinulidae and Buccinidae.

Species

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

Pareuthria atrata ''Pareuthria atrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cominellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Pareuthria atrata (E. A. Smith, 1881). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https:/ ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1881) * ''

Pareuthria chlorotica ''Pareuthria chlorotica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cominellidae The Cominellidae are taxonomic family of large sea snails in the superfamily Buccinoidea.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Comin ...

'' (Martens, 1878) * ''

Pareuthria fuscata ''Pareuthria fuscata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cominellidae. Description The size of the shell varies between 25 mm and 45 mm. The ovate, conical shell is smooth and reddish brown. The spi ...

'' (Bruguière, 1789) * '' Pareuthria janseni'' (Strebel, 1905) * '' Pareuthria plicatula'' Thiele, 1912 * '' Pareuthria regulus'' (Watson, 1882) * '' Pareuthria rosea'' (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854) * '' Pareuthria turriformis'' Egorova, 1982 * '' Pareuthria valdiviae'' (Thiele, 1925) * '' Pareuthria venustula'' Strebel, 1905 ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Pareuthria campbelli'' (Filhol, 1880): synonym of ''Pareuthria fuscata'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Pareuthria cerealis'' (Rochebrunne & Mabille, 1885): synonym of '' Argeneuthria cerealis'' (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885) * ''Pareuthria hoshiaii'' Numanami, 1996: synonym of '' Falsimohnia hoshiaii'' (Numanami, 1996) * ''Pareuthria innocens'' (Smith, 1907): synonym of ''

Falsimohnia innocens ''Falsimohnia innocens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Buccinidae The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gof ...

'' (E. A. Smith, 1907) * ''Pareuthria magellanica'' (Phillippi, 1848): synonym of ''Pareuthria fuscata'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Pareuthria michaelseni'' (Strebel, 1905): synonym of '' Microdeuthria michaelseni'' (Strebel, 1905) * ''Pareuthria paessleri'' (Strebel, 1905): synonym of '' Argeneuthria paessleri'' (Strebel, 1905) * ''Pareuthria philippii'' (Strebel, 1905): synonym of '' Argeneuthria philippii'' (Strebel, 1905) * ''Pareuthria plumbea'' (Philippi, 1844): synonym of ''Pareuthria fuscata'' (Bruguière, 1789) * ''Pareuthria powelli'' Cernohorsky, 1977: synonym of ''

'' (E. A. Smith, 1881) * ''Pareuthria ringei'' (Strebel, 1905): synonym of ''Pareuthria atrata'' (E. A. Smith, 1881)

References

Cominellidae Gastropod genera {{Cominellidae-stub