''Thaisella'' is a
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of
sea snail
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s,
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s, in the
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails or rock snails.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574252 on 2019-01-06][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. ublished online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013/ref>
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Species
Species within the genus ''Thaisella'' include:
* '' Thaisella callifera'' (Lamarck, 1822)
* '' Thaisella chocolata'' (Duclos, 1832)
* ''Thaisella coronata
''Thaisella coronata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella coronata'' (Lamarck, 1816). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
'' (Lamarck, 1816)
* '' Thaisella forbesii'' (Dunker, 1853)
* '' Thaisella guatemalteca'' Simone, 2017
* '' Thaisella kiosquiformis'' (Duclos, 1832)
* '' Thaisella mariae'' (Morretes, 1954)
* '' Thaisella trinitatensis'' (Guppy, 1869)
* '' Thaisella tumulosa'' (Reeve, 1846)
;''The following species were brought into synonymy:
* '' Thaisella blanfordi'' (Melvill, 1893): synonym of ''Indothais blanfordi
''Indothais blanfordi'' 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 ...
'' (Melvill, 1893)
* '' Thaisella dubia'' (Schepman, 1919): synonym of Indothais dubia (Schepman, 1919)
* '' Thaisella gradata'' (Jonas, 1846): synonym of '' Indothais gradata'' (Jonas, 1846)
* '' Thaisella javanica'' (Philippi, 1848): synonym of '' Indothais javanica'' (Philippi, 1848)
* ''Thaisella jubilaea
''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marines ...
'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990): synonym of ''Reishia jubilaea'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990) synonym of '' Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802) (superseded combination)
* '' Thaisella keluo'' (Tan & Liu, 2001): synonym of ''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)
* ''Thaisella lacera
''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marines ...
'' (Born, 1778): synonym of ''Indothais lacera
''Indothais lacera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Indothais lacera (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' (Born, 1778)
* ''Thaisella luteostoma
''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marines ...
'' (Holten, 1803): synonym of '' Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802)
* ''Thaisella malayensis
''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks, in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Mar ...
'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of ''Indothais malayensis
''Indothais malayensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Indothais malayensis (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996). Accessed through: Wo ...
'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996) (superseded combination)
* '' Thaisella mutabilis'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''Indothais lacera
''Indothais lacera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Indothais lacera (Born, 1778). Accessed through: World Register of Marin ...
'' (Born, 1778)
* '' Thaisella pinangensis'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of '' Indothais pinangensis'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
* '' Thaisella rufotincta'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of '' Indothais pinangensis'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
* '' Thaisella sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Indothais sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* '' Thaisella tissoti'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852): synonym of '' Indothais sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* '' Thaisella wutingi'' (Tan, 1997): synonym of '' Indothais wutingi'' (K. S. Tan, 1997)
References
External links
Clench W.J. (1947). The genera Purpura and Thais in the western Atlantic. Johnsonia. 2(23): 61-91
Gastropods described in 1947
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