Amauropsis

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Amauropsis
Natica helicoides (Sowerby).jpg
Amauropsis islandica shell
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Amauropsis
Mörch, 1857
Type species
Nerita islandica
Gmelin, 1791
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Choristes Carpenter 1872
  • Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 (original rank)

Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]

Species[]

Species within the genus Amauropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Amauropsis globulus Angas, 1880: synonym of (Angas, 1880)
  • Amauropsis moerchi A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Problitora moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Amauropsis purpurea Dall, 1871: synonym of Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Amauropsis subperforata (Dell, 1956): synonym of Falsilunatia subperforata Dell, 1956
  • Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881):[14] synonym of Falsilunatia xantha (Watson, 1881)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. WoRMS (2010). Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138236 on 16 June 2010 .
  2. ^ Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  3. ^ Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  4. ^ Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  5. ^ Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  6. ^ Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  7. ^ Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  8. ^ Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  9. ^ Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  10. ^ Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  11. ^ Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  12. ^ Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  13. ^ Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  14. ^ Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
  • 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: 180-213

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