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Stramonita

Stramonita is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the rock snails.

Description

The spire is elevated. The whorls are simple or nodulous. The aperture is moderate and produced anteriorly. The columella is rounded and simple in front.

Species

The genus Stramonita contains the following species:

Species brought into synonymy:
  • Stramonita armigera <small>(Link, 1807)</small> accepted as Mancinella armigera <small>Link, 1807</small>
  • Stramonita bicarinata <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small> accepted as Stramonita rustica <small>(Lamarck, 1822)</small>
  • Stramonita bicarinata <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>: synonym of Stramonita rustica (<small>Lamarck, 1822)</small>
  • Stramonita blainvillei <small>(Deshayes, 1844)</small>: synonym of Stramonita delessertiana <small>(Orbigny, 1841)</small>
  • Stramonita chocolata <small>(Duclos, 1832)</small>: synonym of Thaisella chocolata <small>(Duclos, 1832)</small>
  • Stramonita hederacea <small>Schumacher, 1817</small>: synonym of Nassa serta <small>(Bruguière, 1789)</small>
  • Stramonita muricina <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small> accepted as Semiricinula muricina <small>(Blainville, 1832)</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.&nbsp;180–213
  • Claremont M., Williams S.T., Barraclough T.G. & Reid D.G. (2011) The geographic scale of speciation in a marine snail with high dispersal potential. Journal of Biogeography 38: 1016–1032.
  • 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: 91–102.

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