''Neothais'' 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
Rapaninae
Rapaninae is a subfamily (biology), subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae.Houart, R. (2011). Rapaninae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http:// ...
of the
family
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Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Neothais'' include:
*''
Neothais harpa''
(Conrad, 1837)
* † ''
Neothais lassa''
Marwick, 1948
* ''
Neothais marginatra
''Neothais marginatra'', common name : the brownish drupe, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 45 mm
Dis ...
''
(Blainville, 1832)
*''
Neothais nesiotes''
(Dall, 1908)
*''
Neothais smithi''
(Brazier, 1889)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Neothais clathrata''
(A. Adams, 1854): synonym of ''
Coralliophila clathrata
''Coralliophila clathrata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae
Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...
''
(A. Adams, 1854)
* ''Neothais scalaris''
(Menke, 1829): synonym of ''
Dicathais orbita
''Dicathais'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails. This genus is monotypic; the only species in it is ''Dicathais orbita'', common name the white rock shell or c ...
''
(Gmelin, 1791)
References
* Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
External links
Iredale, T. (1912). ''New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca.'' Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228, pl. 9Tan K. S. (2003) Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 37(8): 911-1028
Muricidae
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