''Stramonita'' is a
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusc
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s in the subfamily
Rapaninae
Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.Houart, R. (2011). Rapaninae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1962 ...
of thefamily
Muricidae, the rock snails.
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MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Stramonita Schumacher, 1817. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138206 on 2022-06-25]
Species
The genus ''Stramonita'' contains the following species:
* ''
Stramonita alderi''
Petuch & Berschauer, 2020
*''
Stramonita biserialis''
(Blainville, 1832)
* ''
Stramonita brasiliensis''
Claremont & D.G. Reid, 2011
* ''
Stramonita buchecki''
Petuch, 2013
*''
Stramonita canaliculata''
(Gray
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, 1839)
*''
Stramonita delessertiana''
( Orbigny, 1841)
*''
Stramonita floridana''
(Conrad
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, 1837)
*''
Stramonita haemastoma''
( Linnaeus, 1767)
*''
Stramonita rustica''
( Lamarck, 1822)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Stramonita armigera''
(Link, 1807) accepted as ''
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
* ''Stramonita bicarinata''
(Blainville, 1832) accepted as ''
Stramonita rustica''
(Lamarck, 1822)
*''Stramonita bicarinata''
(Blainville, 1832): synonym of ''Stramonita rustica'' (
Lamarck, 1822)
*''Stramonita blainvillei''
( Deshayes, 1844): synonym of ''Stramonita delessertiana''
( Orbigny, 1841)
*''Stramonita chocolata''
(Duclos, 1832): synonym of ''
Thaisella chocolata''
(Duclos, 1832)
*''Stramonita hederacea''
Schumacher
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, 1817: synonym of ''
Nassa serta
''Nassa serta'', common name the sertum rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 38 mm and 70 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed i ...
''
( Bruguière, 1789)
* ''Stramonita muricina''
(Blainville, 1832) accepted as ''
Semiricinula muricina
''Semiricinula muricina'' 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 mu ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
References
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). ''European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
* Claremont M., Williams S.T., Barraclough T.G. & Reid D.G. (2011) ''The geographic scale of speciation in a marine snail with high dispersal potential''. Journal of Biogeography 38: 1016-1032.
* 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.
External links
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls.
Rapaninae
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