''Amauropsis'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
s,
marine gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Naticidae
Naticidae, common name moon snails or necklace shells, is a family (biology), family of medium to large-sized predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha. The shells of the species in this family a ...
, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Amauropsis'' include:
* ''
Amauropsis anderssoni''
(Strebel, 1906)
* ''
Amauropsis apora''
(R. B. Watson, 1881)
* ''
Amauropsis aureolutea''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Amauropsis bransfieldensis''
(Preston, 1916)
* ''
Amauropsis brassiculina''
(Locard, 1897)
* ''
Amauropsis georgiana''
(Strebel, 1908)
* ''
Amauropsis islandica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* † ''
Amauropsis notoleptos''
Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004
* ''
Amauropsis powelli''
Dell, 1990
* ''
Amauropsis prasina''
(Watson, 1881)
* ''
Amauropsis rossiana''
Smith, 1907
* ''
Amauropsis sphaeroides''
(Jeffreys, 1877)
* ''
Amauropsis subpallescens
''Amauropsis subpallescens'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Description
The length of the shell attains 9.3 mm, its diameter 7.1 mm.
(Original description in German) On ...
''
(Strebel, 1908)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* † ''Amauropsis arenacea''
(O. Fraas, 1861) : synonym of † ''
Omphaloptycha arenacea''
(O. Fraas, 1861) (superseded combination)
* † ''Amauropsis calypso''
(A. d'Orbigny, 1850): synonym of † ''
Oonia calypso''
(A. d'Orbigny, 1850) (superseded combination)
* ''Amauropsis cornea''
(Möller, 1842): synonym of ''Amauropsis islandica''
(Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
* ''Amauropsis globulus''
Angas, 1880: synonym of ''
Problitora globula''
(Angas, 1880)
* ''Amauropsis moerchi''
A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of ''Problitora moerchi''
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of ''
Alexania moerchi''
(A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
* ''Amauropsis perscalpta''
(E. von Martens, 1878): synonym of ''
Natica perscalpta''
E. von Martens, 1878
* ''Amauropsis purpurea''
Dall, 1871: synonym of ''
Amauropsis islandica''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Amauropsis subperforata''
(Dell, 1956): synonym of ''
Falsilunatia subperforata''
Dell, 1956
* ''Amauropsis xantha''
(Watson, 1881): synonym of ''
Falsilunatia xantha''
(Watson, 1881)
* † ''Amauropsis zelandica''
Bloklander, 1949: synonym of † ''
Phasianema zelandicum''
(Bloklander, 1949) (superseded combination)
;Uncertain species:
*''Amauropsis godfroyi''
(Lamy, 1910) (''
taxon inquirendum
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The ter ...
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References
Additional sources and external links
* 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
*
* Mørch O. A. (1857)
"Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr" [in] ''Rink, Grønland geographisk og statistik beskrivet''. Kjøbenhavn, Louis Klein: 75–100
Amauropsis
''Amauropsis'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Amauropsis'' include:
* '' Amauropsis anderssoni'' (Strebel, 1906)
* '' Amauropsis apora'' ...
Gastropod genera
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