The Pisaniidae are a
taxonomic family
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of medium-sized
sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily
Buccinoidea
Buccinoidea is a taxonomic superfamily of very small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks.
This superfamily is in the clade Neogastropoda according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). It had been ...
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[Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1054108 on 2018-01-09]
Genera
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Ameranna
''Ameranna'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae,.Rosenberg, G.; Bouchet, P. (2018). Ameranna Landau & Vermeij, 2012. In: MolluscaBase (2018). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://w ...
'' Landau & Vermeij, 2012
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Anna
Anna may refer to:
People Surname and given name
* Anna (name)
Mononym
* Anna the Prophetess, in the Gospel of Luke
* Anna (wife of Artabasdos) (fl. 715–773)
* Anna (daughter of Boris I) (9th–10th century)
* Anna (Anisia) (fl. 1218 to 12 ...
'' Risso, 1826
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Aplus
''Aplus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae, .
Distribution
Mediterranean Sea.Aissaoui C., Puillandre N., Bouchet P., Fassio G., Modica M. V. & Oliverio M. (2016). "Cryptic diversity in Mediterranean ga ...
'' De Gregorio, 1885
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Bailya'' M. Smith, 1944
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Cancellopollia'' Vermeij & Bouchet, 1998
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Cantharus'' Röding, 1798
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Crassicantharus'' Ponder, 1972
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Dianthiphos'' Watters, 2009
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Editharus'' Vermeij 2001
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Engina
''Engina'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Engina'' include:
* '' Engina albocincta'' Pease, 1860
* '' Engina alveolata'' (Kiener, 1836)
* '' Engina androyensis'' ...
'' Gray, 1839
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Enginella
''Enginella leucozona'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. ...
'' Monterosato, 1917
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Gemophos
''Gemophos'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Gemophos'' include:
* ''Gemophos auritulus
''Gemophos auritulus'', the common cantharus or gaudy cantharus, is a ...
'' Olsson & Harbison, 1953
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Hesperisternia'' J. Gardner, 1944
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Micrologus
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'' Fraussen & Rosado, 2011
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Monostiolum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pi ...
'' Dall, 1904
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Pisania
''Pisania'' is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) species with accepted names within the genus ''Pisania'' include:
* '' Pisania a ...
'' Bivona-Bernardi, 1832
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Pollia'' Gray, 1834
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Pusio'' Gray, 1833
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Solenosteira
''Solenosteira'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pi ...
'' Dall, 1890
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Steye
''Steye'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniid ...
'' Faber, 2004
References
External links
Watters, G. T. (2009). A revision of the western Atlantic Ocean genera ''Anna'', ''Antillophos'', ''Bailya'', ''Caducifer'', ''Monostiolum'', and ''Parviphos'', with description of a new genus, ''Dianthiphos'', and notes on ''Engina'' and ''Hesperisternia'' (Gastropoda: Buccinidae: Pisaniinae) and ''Cumia'' (Colubrariidae). The Nautilus. 123(4): 225-275
Gastropod families
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