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Amaea

Amaea is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.

Not to be confused with Amaea <small>Malmgren, 1866</small>, replaced junior synonym of Amaeana, <small>Hartman, 1959</small>; family Terebellidae.

Description

(Described as Scala (Amaea) <small>H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853</small>) The thin, turreted shell shows united, cancellated whorls and a few irregular, thin varices. The aperture is semilunar;. The inner lip is swollen at the center, while the outer lip is thin and unadorned.

(Described as Epitonium (Ferminoscala) <small>Dall, 1908</small>) Spiral whorls in contact, turritelloid and reticulate, featuring a single prominent varix in the fully mature shell. The base lacks an umbilicus but includes a distinct basal disk.

Species

Synonyms

  • Amaea acuminata <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>: synonym of Acrilla acuminata <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>
  • Amaea adenensis <small>(Jousseaume, 1912)</small>: synonym of Acrilla minor <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Amaea analogica <small>(Barnard, 1963)</small>: synonym of Plastiscala analogica <small>(Barnard, 1963)</small>
  • Amaea bitaeniata <small>(Masahito & T. Habe, 1976)</small>: synonym of Amaea nebulodermata <small>(Azuma, 1972)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
  • Amaea decussata <small>(Lamarck, 1804) sensu Kiener, 1838</small>: synonym of Amaea arabica <small>(Nyst, 1873)</small>
  • Amaea dorysa <small>(Iredale, 1936)</small>: synonym of Narvaliscala dorysa <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
  • Amaea fimbriatula <small>(Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)</small>: synonym of Cirsotrema fimbriatulum <small>(Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Amaea fimbriolata <small>(Melvill, 1897)</small>: synonym of Cirsotrema fimbriolatum <small>(Melvill, 1897)</small>
  • Amaea flindersi <small>(Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)</small>: synonym of Narvaliscala flindersi <small>(Cotton & Godfrey, 1938)</small>
  • Amaea fusca <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>: synonym of Acrilloscala fusca <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>
  • Amaea gracilis <small>(H. Adams, 1873)</small>: synonym of Amaea minor <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)</small>: synonym of Acrilla minor <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)</small>
  • Amaea grimaldii <small>(Dautzenberg & de Boury, 1897):</small> synonym of Cylindriscala jeffreysi <small>(Tryon, 1887)</small>
  • Amaea immaculata <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>: synonym of Epitonium immaculatum <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)</small>
  • Amaea kawamurai <small>Azuma, 1960</small>: synonym of Amaea splendida (de Boury, 1913)
  • Amaea kieneri (Tapparone Canefri, 1876): synonym of Cirsotrema kieneri <small>Tapparone Canefri, 1876</small>: synonym of Amaea arabica <small>(Nyst, 1873)</small>
  • Amaea laidlawi <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1903)</small>: synonym of Epitonium laidlawi <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1903)</small>
  • Amaea lamyi <small>(de Boury, 1909)</small>: synonym of Acrilloscala lamyi <small>(de Boury, 1909)</small>
  • Amaea luxa <small>Okutani, 1964</small>: synonym of Periapta polygyrella <small>(P. Fischer, 1897)</small> (dubious synonym)
  • Amaea luxus <small>Okutani, 1964</small>: synonym of Periapta polygyrella <small>(P. Fischer, 1897)</small>
  • Amaea macrina <small>(Iredale, 1936)</small>: synonym of Murdochella macrina <small>Iredale, 1936</small>
  • Amaea martinii <small>(W. Wood, 1828)</small>: synonym of Filiscala martinii <small>(W. Wood, 1828)</small>: synonym of Filiscala raricosta <small>(Lamarck, 1804)</small>
  • Amaea minor <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)</small>: synonym of Acrilla minor <small>(G. B. Sowerby II, 1873)</small> (superseded combination)
  • † Amaea ojiensis <small>Yokoyama, 1927</small>: synonym of Amaea hedleyi <small>(de Boury, 1912)</small>
  • Amaea percancellata <small>T. Nakayama, 2000</small>: synonym of Narvaliscala percancellata <small>(T. Nakayama, 2000)</small>
  • Amaea plini <small>de Boury MS</small> (unavailable MS name)
  • Amaea smithii <small>(R. B. Watson, 1897)</small>: synonym of Epitonium tryoni <small>(de Boury, 1913)</small> (junior homonym)
  • Amaea sowerbyi <small>Dunker, 1882:</small> synonym of Amaea arabica <small>(Nyst, 1873)</small>
  • Amaea subcancellata <small>M. Azuma, 1962</small>: synonym of Amaea percancellata <small>T. Nakayama, 2000:</small> synonym of Narvaliscala percancellata <small>(T. Nakayama, 2000)</small> (Junior secondary homonym of Scalaria subcancellata <small>(d'Orbigny, 1852)</small>; Amaea percancellata is a replacement name)
  • † Amaea suroclathrata <small>Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992</small> : synonym of † Cirsotrema suroclathratum <small>(Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)</small>
  • Amaea teramachii <small>Kaicher, 1980</small>: synonym of Amaea sericogazea <small>(Masahito, Kuroda & T. Habe, 1971)</small>
  • Amaea tosaensis <small>(M. Azuma, 1962)</small>: synonym of Epitonium tosaense <small>(M. Azuma, 1962)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Amaea trabeculata <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small>: synonym of Cirsotrema trabeculatum <small>(A. Adams, 1861)</small> (superseded combination)
  • Amaea turnerae <small>(van Regteren Altena, 1971)</small>: synonym of Gyroscala xenicima <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1903)</small>
  • Amaea verconis <small>(Cotton, 1939)</small>: synonym of Plastiscala verconis <small>(Cotton, 1939)</small>
  • Amaea xenicima <small>(Melvill & Standen, 1903)</small>: synonym of Gyroscala xenicima<small> (Melvill & Standen, 1903)</small>
  • Amaea youngi <small>Kilburn, 1985</small>: synonym of Filiscala youngi <small>(Kilburn, 1985)</small> (original combination)

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