''Sassia'' is a
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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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 ...
mollusc
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s in the
family
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
* '' ...
.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''
Sassia antiqua
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † '' Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ...
''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''
Sassia apenninica
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Sassi, 1827)
* † ''
Sassia bernayi
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Cossmann, 1889)
* † ''
Sassia bicincta
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* † ''
Sassia carinulata
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Cossmann, 1889)
* † ''
Sassia colubrina
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''
Sassia cuneata
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The ...
''
(Cossmann, 1885)
* † ''
Sassia cyphoides
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Finlay, 1924)
* † ''
Sassia decagonia''
(Finlay, 1924)
* † ''
Sassia delafossei
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Rouault, 1850)
* † ''
Sassia dumortieri
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † '' Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † ' ...
''
(Baudon, 1853)
* † ''
Sassia faxense
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Ravn, 1933)
* † ''
Sassia formosa
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''
Sassia foveolata
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Sandberger, 1860)
* † ''
Sassia lejeunii
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Melleville, 1843)
* † ''
Sassia maoria
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Finlay, 1924)
* ''
Sassia melpangi
''Sassia melpangi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are pr ...
''
Harasewych & Beu, 2007
* ''
Sassia midwayensis
''Sassia midwayensis'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are ...
''
(Habe & Okutani, 1968)
* ''
Sassia minima
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''
Sassia mozambicana
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
R. Aiken & Seccombe, 2019
* † ''
Sassia multigranifera
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* ''
Sassia nassariformis''
(G. B. Sowerby III, 1902)
* † ''
Sassia neozelanica
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(P. Marshall & R. Murdoch, 1923)
* † ''
Sassia nodularia''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''
Sassia pahaoaensis''
(Vella, 1954)
* † ''
Sassia pusulosa
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Marwick, 1965)
* † ''
Sassia raulini''
(Cossmann & Peyrot, 1924)
* ''
Sassia remensa
''Sassia remensa'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
Distribution
This species occurs in the Australian part of the Tasman Sea; also of New Caledonia
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(Iredale, 1936)
* † ''
Sassia reticulosa''
(Deshayes, 1835)
* † ''
Sassia scabriuscula''
(Deshayes, 1865)
* ''
Sassia semitorta
''Sassia semitorta'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are pr ...
''
(Kuroda & Habe, 1961)
* † ''
Sassia striatula
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Lamarck, 1803)
* † ''
Sassia tortirostris
''Sassia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
The genus ''Sassia'' contains the following species:
* † ''Sassia antiqua'' (Deshayes, 1865)
* † ''Sassia apenninica'' (Sassi, 1827)
* † '' ...
''
(Tate, 1888)
* † ''
Sassia tuberculifera''
(Bronn, 1831)
* ''
Sassia zealta''
(Laws, 1939)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Sassia arthritica''
(Powell & Bartrum, 1929): synonym of † ''
Proxicharonia arthritica''
(Powell & Bartrum, 1929)
* ''Sassia bassi'' - synonym: ''
Austrotriton bassi
''Austrotriton bassi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Bass Strait
Bass Strait () is a strait separating the island state of Tasmania ...
''
(Angas, 1869)
* ''Sassia epitrema'' - synonym: ''
Austrotriton epitrema
''Austrotriton epitrema'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family a ...
''
(Tenison Woods, 1877)
* ''Sassia garrardi''
(Beu, 1970): synonym of ''
Austrotriton garrardi''
Beu, 1970
* ''Sassia jobbernsi''
(L. C. King, 1933) †: synonym of ''Sassia kampyla''
(R. B. Watson, 1883): synonym of ''
Cymatona kampyla''
(R. B. Watson, 1883)
* ''Sassia kampyla''
(R. B. Watson, 1883) - synonym: ''
Cymatona kampyla''
(Watson, 1883)
* ''Sassia lewisi''
Harasewych & Petuch, 1980 - synonym: ''
Personella lewisi
''Personella'' is a genus of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae. Its only species is ''Personella lewisi''.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Guadeloupe.
Description
The maximum recorded shell ...
''
(Harasewych & Petuch, 1980)
* ''Sassia lindneri''
Parth, 1992: synonym of ''
Austrosassia parkinsonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Sassia marshalli''
Beu, 1978: synonym of ''Sassia remensa''
(Iredale, 1936)
* ''Sassia mimetica''
(Tate, 1893) - synonym: ''
Austrotriton mimetica
''Austrotriton mimetica'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family a ...
''
(Tate, 1893)
* ''Sassia palmeri''
(Powell, 1967)- synonym: ''
Proxicharonia palmeri
''Proxicharonia palmeri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predato ...
''
( Powell, 1967)
* ''Sassia parkinsonia''
(Perry, 1811) - synonym: ''
Austrosassia parkinsonia''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Sassia petulans''
(Hedley & May, 1908): synonym of ''
Austrotriton petulans
''Austrotriton petulans'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family a ...
''
(Hedley & May, 1908)
* ''Sassia philomelae''
(R. B. Watson, 1881): synonym of ''
Cymatona philomelae''
(R. B. Watson, 1881)
* ''Sassia planocincta''
Wrigley, 1932 †: synonym of ''
Pseudosassia planocincta''
(Wrigley, 1932) †
* ''Sassia ponderi''
Beu, 1987: synonym of ''
Austrosassia ponderi
''Austrosassia ponderi'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family ar ...
''
(Beu, 1987)
* ''Sassia subdistorta''
(Lamarck, 1822) synonym: ''
Austrotriton subdistortus''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Sassia turrita''
(Eichwald, 1830) †: synonym of ''
Pseudosassia turrita''
(Eichwald, 1830) †
References
* Cossmann M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 24: 3-381, pl. 1-12
Further reading
*
Powell A. W. B., ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
External links
Bellardi, L. (1873). I molluschi dei terreni terziarii del Piemonte e della Liguria. Parte I. Cephalopoda, Pteropoda, Heteropoda. Gasteropoda (Muricidae et Tritonidae). Stamperia Reale, Torino, 264 pp., 15 pl.Iredale, T. (1936). Australian molluscan notes, no. 2. Records of the Australian Museum. 19(5): 267-340, pls 20-24Cossmann M. (1889). Catalogue illustré des coquilles fossiles de l'Éocène des environs de Paris. Annales de la Société Royale Malacologique de Belgique. 24: 3-381, pl. 1-12Beu A.G. (1998). Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM: 19. Indo-West Pacific Ranellidae, Bursidae and Personidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda), a monograph of the New Caledonian fauna and revisions of related taxa. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. 178: 1-255
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