''Monostiolum'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails, marine
gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pisaniidae Gray, 1857. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespec ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''
Monostiolum atlanticum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. (2018). Pi ...
'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* ''
Monostiolum auratum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
'' Watters & Finlay, 1989
* ''
Monostiolum crebristriatus
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
'' (Carpenter, 1856)
* ''
Monostiolum fumosum
''Monostiolum fumosum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.Rosenberg, G. ...
'' Watters, 2009
* ''
Monostiolum harryleei
''Monostiolum harryleei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidaes.
Description
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico ( es, Golfo de México) is an ocean ...
'' Garcia, 2006
* ''
Monostiolum nigricostatum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
'' (Reeve, 1846)
* ''
Monostiolum nocturnum
''Monostiolum nocturnum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Caribbean Sea off Tobago
Tobago () is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, isl ...
'' Watters, 2009
* ''
Monostiolum pictum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Monostiolum rosewateri
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
'' Watters & Finlay, 1989
* ''
Monostiolum simonei
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod m ...
''
Watters, 2016
* ''
Monostiolum tessellatum
''Monostiolum tessellatum'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Description
The length of the shell attains 18 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Monostiolum weberi'' (Watters, 1983):
synonym of ''
Bailya weberi
''Bailya weberi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Pisaniidae.Bouchet, P. (2017). Bailya weberi. In: MolluscaBase (2017). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia ...
'' (Watters, 1983)
References
* Watters G.T. & Finlay C.J. (1989) ''A revision of the western Atlantic Recent species of the genus Monostiolum Dall, 1904, and Bailya (Parabailya) new subgenus (Gastropoda: Buccinidae).'' The Veliger 32(1): 47-59.
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Pisaniidae
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