Acanthina
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| Kingdom: | Animalia
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| Superfamily: | Muricoidea
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| Genus: | Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807
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Acanthina, common name the unicorn snails, is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Habitat[]
These snails live in the intertidal zone.
Species[]
Species within the genus Acanthina:
- Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina unicornis (Bruguière, 1789)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Acanthina paucilirata now Acanthinucella paucilirata
- Acanthina punctulata] now Acanthinucella punctulata
- Acanthina lugubris now Mexacanthina lugubris
- Acanthina spirata now Acanthinucella spirata
- Acanthina angelica Oldroyd, 1918 : synonym of Mexacanthina angelica (Oldroyd, 1918)
- Acanthina costata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina imbricata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina laevigata Fischer, 1807 : synonym of Acanthina monodon (Pallas, 1774)
- Acanthina tyrianthina Berry, 1957 : synonym of Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821)
References[]
- ^ a b Houart, R. (2010). Acanthina Fischer von Waldheim, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=377980 on 2010-12-08
- McLean, James H., 1978 ‘’Marine Shells of Southern California’’, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Museum, Science Series 24, Revised Edition: 1-104
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