Aspellinae is 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 ...

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predatory Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...

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 ...

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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 Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...

, the murex snails and rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aspellinae Keen, 1971. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=550088 on 2020-05-28

Genera

This genera were previously included in the subfamily

Muricinae Muricinae is a Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks within the large family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails. The Muricinae represent approximatel ...

. In 2017 they were brought into this new subfamily by the publication of the "Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families." by Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E.Bouchet P., Rocroi J.P., Hausdorf B., Kaim A., Kano Y., Nützel A., Parkhaev P., Schrödl M. & Strong E.E. (2017). Revised classification, nomenclator and typification of gastropod and monoplacophoran families. Malacologia. 61(1-2): 1-526 * ''

Aspella ''Aspella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Aspella'' include: * ''Aspella aclydis'' Houart, 2017 ...

'' Mörch, 1877 * ''

Attiliosa ''Attiliosa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Attiliosa'' include: * ''Attiliosa aldridgei'' (Nowe ...

'' Emerson, 1968 * ''

Dermomurex ''Dermomurex'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Dermomurex'' include: * ''Dermomurex abyssicolus' ...

'' Monterosato, 1890 * '' Ingensia'' Houart, 2001 ;Genera brought into synonymy: * ''Poweria'' Monterosato, 1884: synonym of ''Dermomurex'' Monterosato, 1890 (invalid: junior homonym of ''Poweria'' Bonaparte, 1840 isces ''Dermomurex'' is a replacement name) * ''Takia'' Kuroda, 1953: synonym of ''Dermomurex (Takia)'' Kuroda, 1953 represented as ''Dermomurex'' Monterosato, 1890 (original rank) * ''Trialatella'' Berry, 1964: synonym of ''Dermomurex (Trialatella)'' Berry, 1964 represented as ''Dermomurex'' Monterosato, 1890

References

External links

Keen A.M. (1971). Two new supraspecific taxa in the Gastropoda. The Veliger. 13(3), 296
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