''Argobuccinum'' 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
Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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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
* '' ...
.
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
''Fusitriton magellanicus'', common name the waffle whelk, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The length of the shell reaches up to 145 mm, but is usually less.
The shell is ...
''
(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, 1833): synonym of ''
Priene scabrum'' (
King, 1832)
* ''Argobuccinum scabrum''
(King, 1832): synonym of ''
Priene scabrum''
(King, 1832)
* ''Argobuccinum ranelliforme''
(King, 1832): synonym of ''
Argobuccinum pustulosum''
(Lightfoot, 1786)
* ''Argobuccinum tristanense''
Dell, 1963: synonym of ''
Argobuccinum proditor''
(Frauenfeld, 1865)
References
* Vaught, K.C. (1989). ''A classification of the living Mollusca''. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). . XII, 195 pp
Cymatiidae
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