Marita (gastropod)

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Marita
Marita compta 002.jpg
Shell of Marita compta
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Marita
Hedley, 1922[1]
Type species
Cithara compta Adams & Angas, 1864
Synonyms[2]

Guraleus (Marita) Hedley, 1922

Marita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description[]

Originally considered a subgenus of Guraleus, it was separarated by Charles Henley in 1922 because of these special characteristics: rounded shoulder, ovate contour, shorter spire, and a smoother sculpture.

Distribution[]

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

Species[]

Species within the genus Marita include according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) [3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Marita bella (Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of Antiguraleus adcocki (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
  • Marita peregrina A.A. Gould, 1860: synonym of Marita compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Marita varix J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of Marita compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)

References[]

  1. ^ Hedley C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359. page 312.
  2. ^ a b Marita Hedley, 1922. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ WoRMS : Marita

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