Semiricinula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Semiricinula include:
- Semiricinula bozzettii <small>Houart & Héros, 2013</small>
- Semiricinula fusca <small>Küster, 1862</small>
- Semiricinula hadrolineae <small>(Houart, 1996)</small>
- Semiricinula konkanensis <small>(Melvill, 1893)</small>
- Semiricinula muricina <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>
- Semiricinula muricoides <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>
- Semiricinula squamigera <small>(Deshayes, 1832)</small>
- Semiricinula squamosa <small>(Pease, 1868)</small>
- Semiricinula tissoti <small>(Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)</small>
- Semiricinula tongasoa <small>Bozzetti, 2018</small>
- Semiricinula turbinoides <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>
Species brought into synonymy
- Semiricinula chrysostoma <small>(Deshayes, 1844)</small>: synonym of Morula chrysostoma <small>(Deshayes, 1844)</small>
- Semiricinula marginatra <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>: synonym of Neothais marginatra <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>
- Semiricinula nodosa <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841)</small> : synonym of Orania nodosa <small>(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)</small>
References
- 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: 91âÂÂ102.
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