''Clinura'' is a

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of sea snails, marine gastropod

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s in the

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Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bouchet P. & Rocroi J.-P. (Ed.) (2005). "Classification and nomenclator of gastropod families". '' Malacologia'' 47(1-2). . 3 ...

. This genus was only known from fossils from the

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era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands,

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Species

Species within the genus ''Clinura'' include: * † ''

Clinura calliope ''Clinura calliope'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell varies between 27 mm and 42 mm. Distribution Fossils of this marine species were found in ...

'' Brocchi, G.B., 1814 * † ''

Clinura circumfossa ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million yea ...

'' (Koenen, 1872) * † ''

Clinura controversa ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' Jan * † ''

Clinura generosa ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' (Marwick, 1931) * † ''

Clinura sabatorium ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' Bellardi, 1875 * † ''

Clinura sopronensis ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' Hoernes & Auinger, 1879 * † ''

Clinura subtrochlearis ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' Friedberg, 1912 * † ''

Clinura trochlearis ''Clinura'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae. This genus was only known from fossils from the Cenozoic era until 1997 when Sysoev found a specimen of ''Clinura vitrea'' off the Taninbar Islands, ...

'' Hoernes, 1856 * ''

Clinura vitrea ''Clinura vitrea'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae. Description The length of the shell attains 21.3 mm, its diameter 10.5 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Tanimbar Islan ...

'' Sysoev, 1997 ;Species brought into synonymy: * † ''Clinura elegantissima'' (Foresti, 1868): synonym of ''

Teretia elegantissima ''Teretia elegantissima'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Raphitomidae Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.Bo ...

'' (Forresti, 1868) * ''Clinura hosoi'' (Okutani, 1964): synonym of ''

Crassispira hosoi ''Crassispira hosoi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pseudomelatomidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Crassispira hosoi (Okutani, 1964). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.or ...

'' (Okutani, 1964) * ''Clinura monochorda'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''

Anticlinura monochorda ''Anticlinura monochorda'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2015). Anticlinura monochorda (Dall, 1908). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:/ ...

'' (Dall, 1908) (original combination) * ''Clinura peruviana'' Dall, 1908: synonym of ''

Anticlinura peruviana ''Anticlinura movilla'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Mangeliidae.WoRMS (2015). Anticlinura peruviana (Dall, 1908). In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www ...

'' (Dall, 1908) (original combination)

References

External links

Beets, C., 1942b. Notizen über ''Thatcheria'' Angas, ''Clinura'' Bellardi und ''Clinuropsis'' Vincent. Leidsche Geol. Meded., vol. 13, pp. 356-367

A.J. Charig, The Gastropod Genus Thatcheria and its Relationships; Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), vol. 7 # 9 (1963)

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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