''Ponderia'' is a
genus of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
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mollusks in the subfamily
Muricinae
Muricinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the large family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.
The Muricinae represent approximately 780 valid names of fossil (378) and recent (400 ...
of the
family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ponderia'' include:
* † ''
Ponderia abessensis''
Lozouet, 1998
* ''
Ponderia abies'' Houart, 1986
* † ''
Ponderia bispinosa''
(J. de C. Sowerby, 1823)
* ''
Ponderia caledonica'' Houart, 1988
* ''
Ponderia canalifera'' (Sowerby, 1841)
* ''
Ponderia elephantina'' Houart, 1990
* ''
Ponderia magna'' Houart, 1988
* † ''
Ponderia magnei''
(Vergneau-Saubade, 1968)
* ''
Ponderia zealandica'' (Hutton, 1873)
References
* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
Houart, R. (1986). Ponderia gen. nov. with discussion of related genera, and description of Ponderia abies sp. nov. (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricinae). Apex. 1(3): 88-94.
Muricidae
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