''Thala'' is a
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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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Costellariidae
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.
Species
Species within the genus ''Thala'' include:
* ''
Thala abelai
''Thala abelai'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thala abelai'' Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: ...
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Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala adamsi
''Thala adamsi'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
* ''
Thala angiostoma''
Pease, 1868
* ''
Thala aubryi''
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
* † ''
Thala burdigalensis''
Peyrot, 1928
* ''
Thala cernica''
(Sowerby II, 1874)
* ''
Thala evelynae
''Thala evelynae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Costellariidae, the ribbed miters.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thala evelynae'' Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...
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Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala exilis''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Thala exquisita''
Garrett, 1872
* ''
Thala gloriae
''Thala gloriae'' is a species of small sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family
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Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
* ''
Thala gorii''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2003
* ''
Thala hilli''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2007
* ''
Thala jaculanda''
(Gould, 1860)
* ''
Thala kawabei''
Herrmann & Chino, 2015
* ''
Thala kilburni''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala lillicoi''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2007
* ''
Thala maldivensis''
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
* ''
Thala malvacea''
Jousseaume, 1898
* ''
Thala manolae''
Turner, Gori & Salisbury, 2007
* ''
Thala merrilli''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala milium''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Thala minagaorum''
Herrmann & Chino, 2015
* ''
Thala mirifica''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Thala ogasarawana''
Pilsbry, 1904
* ''
Thala pallida''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* † ''
Thala partschi''
(Hörnes, 1852)
* ''
Thala pembaensis''
Herrmann & Gori, 2012
* ''
Thala recurva''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Thala roseata''
(A. Adams, 1855)
* ''
Thala ruggeriae''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala secalina''
(Gould, 1860)
* ''
Thala simulans''
(Martens, 1880)
* ''
Thala suduirauti''
Rosenberg & Salisbury, 2014
* ''
Thala todilla''
(Mighels, 1845)
* ''
Thala turneri''
Salisbury & Gori, 2013
* ''
Thala violacea''
Garrett, 1872
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Thala africana''
Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996: synonym of ''
Mitromica africana''
(Rolàn & Fernandes, 1996)
* ''Thala alba''
Pease, 1868: synonym of ''Mitra typha''
Reeve, 1845: synonym of ''
Carinomitra typha''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Thala ceylanica''
Preston, 1904: synonym of ''
Thala jaculanda''
(Gould, 1860)
* ''Thala crassa''
(Simone, 1995): synonym of ''
Nodicostellaria crassa''
(Simone, 1995)
* ''Thala decaryi''
(Dautzenberg, 1932): synonym of ''
Mitromica decaryi''
(Dautzenberg, 1932)
* ''Thala esperanza''
Leal & Moore, 1993: synonym of ''
Mitromica esperanza''
Leal & Moore, 1993
* ''Thala floridana''
(Dall, 1884): synonym of ''
Mitromica foveata''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1874)
* ''Thala exquisita''
(Garrett, 1873): synonym of ''
Vexillum (Pusia) exquisitum''
(Garrett, 1873)
* ''Thala foveata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1874): synonym of ''
Mitromica foveata''
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1874)
* ''Thala gratiosa''
(Reeve, 1845): synonym of ''
Mitromica gratiosa''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Thala illecebra''
(Melvill, 1927):
synonym of ''
Thala milium''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''Thala jacalanda''
ic synonym of ''Thala jaculanda''
(Gould, 1860)
* ''Thala jeancateae''
Sphon, 1969: synonym of ''
Mitromica jeancateae''
(Sphon, 1969)
* ''Thala maxmarrowi''
Cernohorsky, 1980: synonym of ''
Thaluta maxmarrowi''
(Cernohorsky, 1980)
* † ''Thala obsoleta''
(Brocchi, 1814): synonym of † ''
Bellardithala obsoleta''
(Brocchi, 1814)
* ''Thala ogasarawana''
ic synonym of ''
Thala ogasawarana''
Pilsbry, 1904
* ''Thala saltata''
(Pease, 1865): synonym of ''
Carinomitra saltata''
(Pease, 1865)
* ''Thala solitaria''
(C. B. Adams, 1852): synonym of ''
Mitromica solitaria''
(C. B. Adams, 1852)
References
* Turner H. (2001) ''Katalog der Familie Costellariidae Macdonald 1860 (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Muricoidea).'' Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 100 pp.
External links
Rosenberg & Salisbury, ''Seven new species of Thala (Gastropoda: Costellariidae) from the Indo-Pacific''; Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 163: 179-223 (2014)Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls. Fedosov A.E., Puillandre N., Herrmann M., Dgebuadze P. & Bouchet P. (2017). Phylogeny, systematics, and evolution of the family Costellariidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 179(3): 541-626
Costellariidae
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