Pisania is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Species
According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) species with accepted names within the genus Pisania include:
- Pisania angusta <small>Smith, 1899</small>
- Pisania bilirata <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania costata <small>Thiele, 1925</small>
- Pisania decollata <small>(Sowerby I, 1833)</small>
- Pisania fasciculata <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania gracilis <small>(Sowerby, 1859)</small>
- Pisania hedleyi <small>(Iredale, 1912)</small>
- Pisania hermannseni <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>
- Pisania ignea <small>(Gmelin, 1790)</small>
- Pisania jenningsi <small>(Cernohorsky, 1966)</small>
- Pisania lirocincta <small>G.B. Sowerby III, 1910</small>
- Pisania luctuosa <small>Tapparone-Canefri, 1880</small>
- â Pisania magna <small>Foresti, 1868</small>
- â Pisania mariavictoriae <small>Brunetti & Della Bella, 2016</small>
- â Pisania plioangustata <small>Sacco, 1904</small>
- Pisania pusio <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Pisania rosadoi <small>Bozzetti & Ferrario, 2005</small>
- Pisania scholvieni <small>Rolle, 1892</small>
- Pisania solomonensis <small>E.A.Smith, 1876</small>
- Pisania striata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Pisania sugimotoi <small>(Habe, 1968)</small>
- â Pisania transsylvanica <small>(Hoernes & Auinger, 1884)</small>
- Pisania tritonoides <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania unicolor <small>(Angas, 1876)</small>
Taxon inquirendum:
The Shell-bearing Mollusca database also adds the following names
Synonymized species:
- Pisania aequilirata <small>Carpenter, 1857</small>: synonym of Pusio elegans <small>(Gray in Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833)</small>
- Pisania auritula <small>Link, 1807</small> East America : synonym of Gemophos auritulus <small>(Link, 1807)</small>
- â Pisania baetica <small>Lozano-Francisco & Vera-Peláez, 2006</small> : synonym of â Pisania magna <small>Foresti, 1868</small>
- Pisania bednalli <small>G. B. Sowerby III, 1895</small>: synonym of Pollia bednalli <small>(G. B. Sowerby III, 1895)</small> (original combination)
- Pisania bernardoi <small>Costa & dos Santos Gomes, 1998</small>: synonym of Dianthiphos bernardoi <small>(Costa & Gomes, 1998)</small>
- Pisania billeheusti <small>Petit, 1946</small> Hawaiian Islands: synonym of Prodotia iostoma (Gray, 1834)
- Pisania cingulata <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>: synonym of Japeuthria cingulata <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania cingulatum(sic): synonym of Japeuthria cingulata (Reeve, 1846)
- Pisania crenilabrum A. Adams, 1855: synonym of Pisania fasciculata (Reeve, 1846)
- Pisania crocata (Reeve, 1846): synonym of Prodotia crocata (Reeve, 1846)
- Pisania dorbignyi <small>Payraudeau, 1826</small>: synonym of Pollia dorbignyi <small>(Payraudeau, 1826)</small>: synonym of Aplus dorbignyi <small>(Payraudeau, 1826)</small>
- Pisania englerti <small>Hertlein, 1960</small>: synonym of Caducifer englerti <small>(Hertlein, 1960)</small>
- Pisania ferrea <small>(L. A. Reeve, 1847)</small> Indo-Pacific: synonym of Japeuthria ferrea <small>(Reeve, 1847)</small>
- Pisania flavescens <small>Hutton, 1884</small>: synonym of Buccinulum vittatum vittatum <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)</small> represented as Buccinulum vittatum <small>(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)</small>
- Pisania fortis <small>Carpenter, 1866</small>: synonym of â Pusio fortis <small>(Carpenter, 1866)</small> (original combination)
- Pisania gaskelli <small>Melvill, 1891</small> : synonym of Orania gaskelli <small>(Melvill, 1891)</small>
- Pisania gracilis <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>: synonym of Prodotia lannumi <small>(Schwengel, 1950)</small>
- Pisania janeirensis <small>(Philippi, 1849)</small>: synonym of Pisania pusio <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Pisania karinae <small>(Nowell-Usticke, 1959)</small>: synonym of Hesperisternia karinae <small>(Nowell-Usticke, 1959)</small>
- Pisania laevigata <small>Bivona-Bernardi, 1832</small>: synonym of Mitrella scripta <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>
- Pisania maculosa <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>: synonym of Pisania striata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- â Pisania media <small>Hutton, 1885</small> : synonym of â Buccinulum medium <small>(Hutton, 1885)</small>
- Pisania mollis <small>A. A. Gould, 1860</small> Indo-Pacific: synonym of Pollia mollis <small>(Gould, 1860)</small> (original combination)
- Pisania montrouzieri <small>Crosse, 1862</small>: synonym of Pisania fasciculata <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania naevosa <small>Martens, 1880</small>: synonym of Prodotia naevosa <small>(Martens, 1880)</small> (original combination); synonym of Sinetectula naevosa <small>(E. von Martens, 1880)</small> (original combination)
- Pisania nodulosa <small>Bivona Ant., 1832</small>: synonym of Pollia dorbignyi <small>(Payraudeau, 1826)</small>
- Pisania orbignyi [sic]: synonym of Aplus dorbignyi <small>(Payraudeau, 1826)</small> (incorrect subsequent spelling of dorbignyi (Payraudeau, 1826))
- â Pisania plioalboranensis <small>Lozano-Francisco & Vera-Peláez, 2006</small> : synonym of â Pisania plioangustata <small>Sacco, 1904</small>
- Pisania reticulata <small>A. Adams, 1855</small>: synonym of Cumia mestayerae <small>(Iredale, 1915)</small> (invalid: secondary homonym of Colubraria or Cumia reticulata <small>(Blainville, 1829)</small>; Fusus mestayerae is a replacement name)
- Pisania rubiginosa<small> Reeve, 1846</small>: synonym of Pollia rubiginosa <small>(Reeve, 1846)</small>
- Pisania schoutanica <small>May, 1910</small> synonym of Fusus schoutanicus <small>(May, 1910)</small>
- Pisania striatula <small>Bivona-Bernardi, 1832</small>: synonym of Pisania striata <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>
- Pisania tinctus <small>(T. A. Conrad, 1846)</small> East America: synonym of Gemophos tinctus <small>(Conrad, 1846)</small>÷
- Pisania townsendi <small>Melvill, 1918</small>: synonym of Prodotia townsendi <small>(Melvill, 1918)</small>
- Pisania truncatus <small>Hinds, 1844</small>: synonym of Caducifer truncatus <small>(Hinds, 1844)</small>
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. 180âÂÂ213
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