Linatella is a
genus
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of sea snails known as predatory whelks,
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
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 ...
s in the
family
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Cymatiidae
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Genera
The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera:
* '' Argobuccinum'' Herrmannsen, 1846
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Species
The only species within the genus ''Linatella'' is:Linatella caudata
''Linatella caudata'', common name : the Girdled triton or Poulsen's Triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusk in the family (biology), family Cymatiidae.
Distribution
This species is very widesprea ...
'' (Gmelin, 1791)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* Subgenus ''Linatella (Gelagna)'' Schaufuss, 1869 : synonym of '' Gelagna'' Schaufuss, 1869
* ''Linatella (Gelagna) pallida'' Parth, 1996 : synonym of '' Gelagna pallida'' (Parth, 1996)
* ''Linatella clandestina'' Lamarck : synonym of '' Gelagna succincta'' (Linnaeus, 1771)
* ''Linatella neptunia'' Garrard, 1963 : synonym of ''Linatella caudata'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''Linatella succincta'' (Linnaeus, 1771) : synonym of '' Gelagna succincta'' (Linnaeus, 1771)
References
* 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
Cymatiidae
Monotypic gastropod genera
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