''Reishia'' is a

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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 (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...

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 ...

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Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

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

Reishia bitubercularis ''Reishia bitubercularis'', common names bituberculate rock shell, bituberculate rock snail, chestnut rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (20 ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) *'' Reishia clavigera'' (

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, 1860) * ''

Reishia keluo ''Reishia keluo'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Reishia keluo'' (Tan & Liu, 2001). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ht ...

'' (K.-S. Tan & L.-L. Liu, 2001) * ''

Reishia luteostoma ''Reishia luteostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Holten, 1802) * '' Reishia okutanii'' Thach, 2016 *'' Reishia problematica'' (Baker, 1891) ;Synonyms: *''Reishia armigera'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''

Mancinella armigera ''Mancinella armigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella armigera'' Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...

'' Link, 1807 *''Reishia bronni'' ( Dunker, 1860): synonym of ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802) (junior subjective synonym) *''Reishia capensis'' (

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, 1852): synonym of ''

Mancinella capensis ''Mancinella capensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mure ...

'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) * ''Reishia jubilaea'' (K.-S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990): synonym of ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym) * ''Reishia pseudodiadema'' (Yokoyama, 1928): synonym of '' Thais pseudodiadema'' (Yokoyama, 1928)

References

* Kuroda, T.; Habe, T.; Oyama, K. (1971). The sea shells of Sagami Bay. Maruzen Co., Tokyo. xix, 1-741 (Japanese text), 1-489 (English text), 1-51 (Index), pls 1–121. * Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102 Rapaninae {{Rapaninae-stub