''Clathromangelia'' 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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Raphitomidae
Raphitomidae is a Family (biology), family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families" ...
.
The species in this genus lack a
radula
The radula (; : radulae or radulas) is an anatomical structure used by mollusks for feeding, sometimes compared to a tongue. It is a minutely toothed, chitinous ribbon, which is typically used for scraping or cutting food before the food enters ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Clathromangelia'' include:
* ''
Clathromangelia coffea''
Kuroda, Habe & Oyama, 1971
* † ''
Clathromangelia fenestrata''
(Millet, 1865)
* ''
Clathromangelia fuscoligata
''Clathromangelia fuscoligata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The shell is strongly sculptured, longitudinally and spirally. The color of the shell is brownish white, brown-banded ...
''
(Dall, 1871)
* ''
Clathromangelia granum''
(Philippi, 1844)
* † ''
Clathromangelia libyca''
(Cuvillier, 1933)
* ''
Clathromangelia loiselieri''
Oberling, 1970
* † ''
Clathromangelia quadrillum''
(Dujardin, 1837)
* ''
Clathromangelia rhyssa''
(Dall, 1919)
* ''
Clathromangelia strigilata''
(Pallary, 1904)
* ''
Clathromangelia variegata''
(Carpenter, 1864)
; Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Clathromangelia delosensis''
(Reeve, 1846): synonym of ''Clathromangelia granum''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''Clathromangelia fehri''
van Aartsen & Zenetou, 1987: synonym of ''Clathromangelia loiselieri''
Oberling, 1970
* ''Clathromangelia pellucida''
(Reeve, 1846):
synonym of ''
Citharomangelia pellucida''
(Reeve, 1846)
References
Monterosato T. A. (di) (1884). ''Nomenclatura generica e specifica di alcune conchiglie mediterranee.'' Palermo, Virzi, 152 pp* Oliverio M. (1995). ''The systematics of the radula-less gastropod Clathromangelia (Caenogastropoda, Conoidea)''. Zoologica Scripta 24(3): 193–201
* Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). ''Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification''. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
External links
Bouchet P., Kantor Yu.I., Sysoev A. & Puillandre N. (2011) A new operational classification of the Conoidea. Journal of Molluscan Studies 77: 273-308
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