Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus Amauropsis include:
- Amauropsis anderssoni <small>(Strebel, 1906)</small>
- Amauropsis apora <small>(R. B. Watson, 1881)</small>
- Amauropsis aureolutea <small>(Strebel, 1908)</small>
- Amauropsis bransfieldensis <small>(Preston, 1916)</small>
- Amauropsis brassiculina <small>(Locard, 1897)</small>
- Amauropsis georgiana <small>(Strebel, 1908)</small>
- Amauropsis islandica <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- â Amauropsis notoleptos <small>Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004</small>
- Amauropsis powelli <small>Dell, 1990</small>
- Amauropsis prasina <small>(Watson, 1881)</small>
- Amauropsis rossiana <small>Smith, 1907</small>
- Amauropsis sphaeroides <small>(Jeffreys, 1877)</small>
- Amauropsis subpallescens <small>(Strebel, 1908)</small>
Species brought into synonymy:
- â Amauropsis arenacea <small>(O. Fraas, 1861)</small> : synonym of â Omphaloptycha arenacea <small>(O. Fraas, 1861)</small> (superseded combination)
- â Amauropsis calypso <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1850)</small>: synonym of â Oonia calypso <small>(A. d'Orbigny, 1850)</small> (superseded combination)
- Amauropsis cornea <small>(Möller, 1842)</small>: synonym of Amauropsis islandica <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small> (junior subjective synonym)
- Amauropsis globulus <small>Angas, 1880</small>: synonym of Problitora globula <small>(Angas, 1880)</small>
- Amauropsis moerchi <small>A. Adams & Angas, 1864</small>: synonym of Problitora moerchi <small>(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)</small>: synonym of Alexania moerchi <small>(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)</small>
- Amauropsis perscalpta <small>(E. von Martens, 1878)</small>: synonym of Natica perscalpta <small>E. von Martens, 1878</small>
- Amauropsis purpurea <small>Dall, 1871</small>: synonym of Amauropsis islandica <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Amauropsis subperforata <small>(Dell, 1956)</small>: synonym of Falsilunatia subperforata <small>Dell, 1956</small>
- Amauropsis xantha <small>(Watson, 1881)</small>: synonym of Falsilunatia xantha <small>(Watson, 1881)</small>
- â Amauropsis zelandica <small>Bloklander, 1949</small>: synonym of â Phasianema zelandicum <small>(Bloklander, 1949)</small> (superseded combination)
Uncertain species:
References
Additional sources and external links
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). "Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae". Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180âÂÂ213
- Mørch O. A. (1857). "Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr". [in] Rink, Grønland geographisk og statistik beskrivet. Kjøbenhavn, Louis Klein: 75âÂÂ100