''Monostiolum'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...
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
family
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Pisaniidae
The Pisaniidae are a taxonomic family of medium-sized sea snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classifi ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''
Monostiolum atlanticum
''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'' ...
'' (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 snail
Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, ...
'' 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 () is an oceanic basin and a margi ...
'' 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, officially the Ward of Tobago, is an List of isla ...
'' 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'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* '' Monostiolum auratum'' ...
''
Watters, 2016
* ''
Monostiolum tessellatum
''Monostiolum'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Pisaniidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Monostiolum'' include:
* ''Monostiolum atlanticum'' (Coelho, Matthews & Cardoso, 1970)
* ''Monos ...
'' (Reeve, 1844)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Monostiolum weberi'' (Watters, 1983):
synonym of ''
Bailya weberi'' (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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