''Conuber'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Naticidae, the moon snails.
[Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). "Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within ''Polinices'' s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology". '' Organisms Diversity & Evolution'' 12(4): 349–375. .]
Species
Species within the genus ''Conuber'' include:
* ''
Conuber conicus''
(Lamarck, 1822) - Conical Moon Snail.
* ''
Conuber incei
''Conuber'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). "Systematics and phylogenetic species de ...
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(Philippi, 1835)
* ''
Conuber melastoma''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''
Conuber sordidum
''Conuber sordidum'' (originally described as ''Natica sordida'' by Swainson) is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk family Naticidae, the moon snails.Swainson, W. (1820-1821) Zoological Illustrations, or original f ...
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(Swainson, 1821)
References
* Finlay, H. J.; Marwick, J. (1937). The Wangaloan and associated molluscan faunas of Kaitangata-Green Island subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Palæontological Bulletin. 15, 1–140, 18 pls.
* Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
External links
Video of ''Conuber sordidus'' hunting ''Mictyris longicarpus''on
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Huelsken T., Tapken D., Dahlmann T., Wägele H., Riginos C. & Hollmann M. (2012) Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms, Diversity & Evolution 12: 349-375
Naticidae
Taxa named by Harold John Finlay
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