''Benimakia'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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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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Fasciolariidae
Fasciolariidae is a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea. Species in Fasciolariidae are commonly known as tulip snails and spindle snails.
The family Fasciolariidae most likely appeared ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Benimakia'' include:
* ''
Benimakia cloveri''
Snyder & Vermeij, 2008
* ''
Benimakia delicata''
Vermeij & Snyder, 2003
* ''
Benimakia fastigium''
(Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Benimakia flavida''
(A. Adams, 1855)
* ''
Benimakia lanceolata''
(Reeve, 1847)
* ''
Benimakia mariei''
(Crosse, 1869)
* ''
Benimakia mirabilis''
Bozzetti, 2018
* ''
Benimakia nux''
Bouchet & Snyder, 2013
* ''
Benimakia rhodostoma''
(Dunker, 1860)
* ''
Benimakia rosadoi''
(Bozzetti, 2002)
* ''
Benimakia rubens''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''
Benimakia rubus''
Bouchet & Snyder, 2013
* ''
Benimakia sowerbyi''
(Melvill, 1907)
* ''
Benimakia vermeiji''
Bouchet & Snyder, 2013
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Benimakia marquesana''
(Adams, 1855): synonym of ''
Peristernia marquesana''
(A. Adams, 1855)
* ''Benimakia nodata''
(Gmelin, 1791): synonym of ''
Nodolatirus nodatus''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Benimakia ogum''
(Petuch, 1979): synonym of ''
Pustulatirus ogum''
(Petuch, 1979)
* ''Benimakia robillardi''
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1879):
synonym of ''
Nodolatirus robillardi''
(Tapparone Canefri, 1879)
References
* Habe T. (1958). On the radulae of Japanese marine gastropods (4). Venus. 20(1): 43–60, pls 2–3.
* Bouchet P. & Snyder M.A. (2013) New and old species of Benimakia (Neogastropoda: Fasciolariidae) and a description of Nodolatirus, new genus. Journal of Conchology 41(3): 331-341
Fasciolariidae
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