''Mohnia'' 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 subfamily Siphonaliinae of the
family
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Buccinidae
The Buccinidae are a very large and diverse taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks or true whelks.Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S. (2010). Buccinidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Ac ...
, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mohnia'' include:
* ''
Mohnia abyssorum''
(Fischer P., 1883)
* ''
Mohnia blakei''
(A. E. Verrill, 1885)
* ''
Mohnia carolinensis''
(Verrill, 1884): synonym of ''
Retimohnia carolinensis'' (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
* ''
Mohnia danielsseni''
(Friele, 1879)
* ''
Mohnia krampi''
(Thorson, 1951)
* ''
Mohnia mohni''
(Friele, 1877)
* ''
Mohnia parva''
(Verrill & Smith, 1882)
* ''
Mohnia simplex''
(Verrill, 1884)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Mohnia (Tacita)'': synonym of ''
Tacita'' Lus, 1971
* ''Mohnia attenuata''
Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of ''
Retifusus attenuatus''
(Golikov & Gulbin, 1977)
* ''Mohnia bella''
(Ozaki, 1958): synonym of ''
Retimohnia bella''
(Ozaki, 1958)
* ''Mohnia buccinoides''
Dall, 1913: synonym of ''
Retimohnia buccinoides''
(Dall, 1913)
* ''Mohnia caelata''
(Verrill & Smith, 1880): synonym of ''
Retimohnia caelata''
(Verrill, 1880)
* ''Mohnia corbis''
Dall, 1913: synonym of ''
Fusipagoda corbis''
(Dall, 1913)
* ''Mohnia daphnelloides''
Okutani, 1964: synonym of ''
Retimohnia daphnelloides''
(Okutani, 1964)
* ''Mohnia exquisita''
Dall, 1913: synonym of ''
Fusipagoda exquisita''
(Dall, 1913)
* ''Mohnia frielei''
Dall, 1891: synonym of ''
Retimohnia frielei''
(Dall, 1891)
* ''Mohnia glypta''
(Verrill, 1882):
synonym of ''
Retimohnia glypta''
(A. E. Verrill, 1882)
* ''Mohnia iturupa''
Golikov & Sirenko, 1998: synonym of ''
Retifusus iturupus''
(Golikov & Sirenko, 1998)
* ''Mohnia iwateana''
Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''
Retimohnia bella''
(Ozaki, 1958)
* ''Mohnia kaicherae''
Petuch, 1987: synonym of ''
Manaria fusiformis''
(Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
* ''Mohnia kurilana''
Dall, 1913: synonym of ''
Pseudomohnia kurilana''
(Dall, 1913) (original combination)
* ''Mohnia multicostata''
Habe & Ito, 1965: synonym of ''
Mohnia bella
''Mohnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Siphonaliinae of the family (biology), family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
Species
Species within the genus ''Mohnia'' include:
* ''Mohnia abyssorum'' (Fischer P., ...
''
(Ozaki, 1958)
* ''Mohnia okhotskana''
Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''
Retifusus olivaceus''
(Bartsch, 1929)
* ''Mohnia robusta''
Dall, 1913: synonym of ''
Retimohnia robusta''
(Dall, 1913)
* ''Mohnia similis''
Golikov & Gulbin, 1977: synonym of ''
Retifusus similis''
(Golikov & Gulbin, 1977)
* ''Mohnia toyamana''
Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''
Retimohnia toyamana''
(Tiba, 1981)
* ''Mohnia twateana''
Tiba, 1981: synonym of ''Mohnia bella''
(Ozaki, 1958)
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
External links
Friele H. 1879. Catalog der auf der norwegischen Nordmeer-Expedition bei Spitzbergen gefundenen Mollusken. Jahrbücher der Deutschen Malakozoologischen Gesellschaft, 6: 264-286
Buccinidae
{{Buccinidae-stub