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Cymatiinae
The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme of classes (a taxonomy) and the allocation ... family (biology), family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution The Tritons are principally equatorial in their geographical distribution, and belong more especially to the Asiatic fauna. Those with the siphonal canal very much produced are obtained from deep water. The cancellated forms are from sand, in deep water; and those covered with an epidermis are chiefly from sandy mud, in from six to thirty fathoms. Subfamilies According to the Taxonomy of the Gastropoda (Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005), taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, the family Ranellidae co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranellidae
The Ranellidae, common name the triton shells or tritons, are a taxonomic family of small to very large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the order Littorinimorpha. Distribution The Tritons are principally equatorial in their geographical distribution, and belong more especially to the Asiatic fauna. Those with the siphonal canal very much produced are obtained from deep water. The cancellated forms are from sand, in deep water; and those covered with an epidermis are chiefly from sandy mud, in from six to thirty fathoms. Subfamilies According to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005, the family Ranellidae consisted of two subfamilies: *Ranellinae Gray, 1854 - synonyms: Agrobuccininae Kilias, 1973; Simpulidae Dautzenberg, 1900; Gyrineinae Higo & Goto, 1993 (n.a.) *Cymatiinae Iredale, 1913 (1854) - synonyms: Tritoniidae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (inv.); Neptunellinae Gray, 1854; Lampusiidae Newton, 1891; Lotoriidae Harris, 1897; Septidae D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators. Genera The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: * '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846 * '' Austrosassia'' Finlay, 1931 * '' Austrotriton'' Cossmann, 1903 * '' Cabestana'' Röding, 1798 * '' Cymatiella'' Iredale, 1924 * ''Cymatium'' Roding, 1798 * '' Cymatona'' Iredale, 1929 * '' Distorsomina'' Beu, 1998 * '' Fusitriton'' Cossmann, 1903 * '' Gelagna'' Schauffus, 1869 * '' Gutturnium'' Mørch, 1852 * '' Gyrineum'' Link, 1807 * '' Halgyrineum'' Beu, 1998 * † ''Haurokoa'' C. A. Fleming, 1955 * '' Linatella'' Gray, 1857 * '' Lotoria'' Emerson & Old, 1963 * '' Monoplex'' Perry, 1810 * '' Personella'' Conrad, 1865 * '' Proxicharonia'' Powell, 1938 * '' Ranularia'' Schumacher, 1817 * '' Reticutriton'' Habe & Kosuge, 1966 * ''Sassia'' Bellardi, 1873 * ''Septa SEPTA, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, is a reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Common Name
In biology, a common name of a taxon or organism (also known as a vernacular name, English name, colloquial name, country name, popular name, or farmer's name) is a name that is based on the normal language of everyday life; and is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism, which is often based in Latin. A common name is sometimes frequently used, but that is not always the case. In chemistry, IUPAC defines a common name as one that, although it unambiguously defines a chemical, does not follow the current systematic naming convention, such as acetone, systematically 2-propanone, while a vernacular name describes one used in a lab, trade or industry that does not unambiguously describe a single chemical, such as copper sulfate, which may refer to either copper(I) sulfate or copper(II) sulfate. Sometimes common names are created by authorities on one particular subject, in an attempt to make it possible for members of the general public (including s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HarperCollins
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Arthur William Baden Powell
Arthur William Baden Powell (4 April 1901 – 1 July 1987) was a New Zealand malacologist, naturalist and palaeontologist, a major influence in the study and classification of New Zealand molluscs through much of the 20th century. He was known to his friends and family by his third name, "Baden". Biography Early life The name Baden had been a given name in a Powell family since 1731, when Susannah Powell née Thistlethwayte (1696–1762) gave to her child (1731–1792) the maiden name of her mother, Susannah Baden (1663–1692). The name Baden, particularly when associated with the surname Powell, became famous in 1900–1901, the year Arthur William Baden Powell was born, because of the siege of Mafeking, the most famous British action in the Second Boer War, which turned the British commander of the besieged, Robert Baden-Powell, into a national hero. Throughout the British Empire, babies were named after him. No family connection has yet been established between Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Argobuccinum
''Argobuccinum'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Argobuccinum'' include: * '' Argobuccinum pustulosum'' (Lightfoot, 1786) - synonym: ''Argobuccinum tumidum'' (Dunker, 1862) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Argobuccinum magellanicus'' (Röding, 1798): synonym of ''Fusitriton magellanicus'' (Röding, 1798) * A''rgobuccinum murrayi'' E. A. Smith, 1891: synonym of '' Fusitriton murrayi'' (E. A. Smith, 1891) * ''Argobuccinum proditor'' (Frauenfeld, 1865): synonym of '' Argobuccinum pustulosum'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Argobuccinum retiolus'' Hedley, 1914: synonym of ''Fusitriton retiolus ''Fusitriton retiolus'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cymatiidae. Distribution This species occurs in: * Australia * New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the south ...'' (Hedley, 1914) * ''Argobuccinum rude'' (Broderip, 18 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monoplex
''Monoplex'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae. Species Species within the genus ''Monoplex'' include: * '' Monoplex amictus'' (Reeve, 1844) * '' Monoplex aquatilis'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' Monoplex cecilianus'' (Dall, 1916) * † '' Monoplex cercadicus'' (Maury, 1917) * '' Monoplex comptus'' (A. Adams, 1855) * '' Monoplex corrugatus'' (Lamarck, 1816) * † ''Monoplex dissimilis'' Landau, Beu, Breitenberger & Dekkers, 2020 * † '' Monoplex distortus'' (Brocchi, 1814) * † '' Monoplex doderleini'' (D'Ancona, 1873) * '' Monoplex durbanensis'' (E.A. Smith, 1899) * '' Monoplex exaratus'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' Monoplex gatunicus'' Beu, 2010 * '' Monoplex gemmatus'' (Reeve, 1844) * † '' Monoplex gradatus'' Craig, Tracey & Gain, 2020 * † ''Monoplex gurabonicus'' (Maury, 1917) * † ''Monoplex heptagonus'' (Brocchi, 1814) * ''Monoplex intermedius'' (Pease, 1869) * † ''Monoplex jackwinorum'' Beu, 2010 * ''Monoplex kee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charoniidae
''Charonia'' is a genus of very large sea snail, commonly known as Triton's trumpet or Triton snail. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the monotypic family Charoniidae. They are one of the few natural predators of the crown-of-thorns starfish. Etymology The common name "Triton's trumpet" is derived from the Greek god Triton, who was the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. The god Triton is often portrayed blowing a large seashell horn similar to this species. Fossil records This genus is known in the fossil records as far back as the Cretaceous period. Fossils are found in the marine strata throughout the world. Description Species within the genus ''Charonia'' have large fusiform shells, usually whiteish with brown or yellow markings. The shell of the giant triton '' Charonia tritonis'' (Linnaeus, 1758), which lives in the Indo-Pacific, can grow to over half a metre (20 inches) in length. One slightly smaller (shell size but still very large species, '' Charonia variega ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ranella
''Ranella'' is a genus of large warm-water and tropical sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ranellidae, the tritons. Shell description The shells of species within this genus are very large and solid, with a tall spire, a rounded aperture, a broadly flanged outer lip, and a moderately long siphonal canal, which is flexed and inclined to the left. The varices are prominent and rounded, but are hollowed out on the inside. Species Species within the genus ''Ranella'' include: * '' Ranella australasia'' (Perry, 1811) * † '' Ranella bellardii'' (Weinkauff, 1868) * '' Ranella gemmifera'' (Euthyme, 1889) * †'' Ranella kaiparaensis'' (Finlay, 1924) * ''Ranella olearium'' Linnaeus, 1758 ;Synonyms: *''Ranella reticularis'' (Linnaeus, 1758) sensu Deshayes, 1839: synonym of ''Ranella olearium'' (Linnaeus, 1758) References * Lamarck J.B. (1816). Liste des objets représentés dans les planches de cette livraison. In: Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
