''Ranularia'' is a
genus
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of
predatory
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sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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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
* ' ...
.
Species
Species within the genus ''Ranularia'' include:
* ''
Ranularia andamanensis'' (Beu, 1987)
* ''
Ranularia arthuri'' (Beu, 1987)
* ''
Ranularia boschi'' (Abbott & Lewis, 1970)
* ''
Ranularia caudata'' (Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Ranularia cynocephala'' (Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Ranularia dunkeri'' (Lischke, 1868)
* ''
Ranularia encaustica'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia exilis'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia gallinago'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia gutturnia'' (Röding, 1798)
* ''
Ranularia monilifera'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Ranularia oblita'' Lewis & Beu, 1976
* ''
Ranularia oboesa'' (Perry, 1811)
* ''
Ranularia parthi'' (Arthur, 1991)
* ''
Ranularia pyrulum'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Ranularia pyrum
''Ranularia pyrum'', common name: the pear triton, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cymatiidae.
Description
The shell size varies between 50 mm and 130 mm
Distribution
This species occ ...
'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''
Ranularia rehderi'' (A.H. Verrill, 1950)
* ''
Ranularia sarcostoma'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia sinensis'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia springsteeni'' (Beu, 1987)
* ''
Ranularia testudinaria'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
* ''
Ranularia trilineata'' (Reeve, 1844)
* ''
Ranularia tripa'' (Lamarck, 1822)
;Synonyms:
* ''Ranularia (Lagena)''
Mörch, 1852: synonym of ''
Gelagna
''Gelagna'' is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.
Species
Species within the genus ''Gelagna'' include:
* '' Gelagna pallida'' (Parth, 1996)
* '' Gelagna succincta'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linn ...
''
Schaufuss, 1869 (Invalid: junior homonym of ''Lagena''
Röding, 1798 and ''Lagena''
Schumacher, 1817; ''Gelagna'' and ''
Paralagena'' are replacement names)
* ''Ranularia clavator''
(Dillwyn, 1817): synonym of ''Ranularia gutturnia''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Ranularia labiata''
Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''Ranularia gutturnia''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Ranularia longirostra''
Schumacher, 1817: synonym of ''Ranularia gutturnia''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Ranularia muricina''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Gutturnium muricinum''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Ranularia retusa''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''Ranularia oboesa''
(Perry, 1811)
* ''Ranularia tuberosus''
(Lamarck, 1822): synonym of ''
Gutturnium muricinum''
(Röding, 1798)
References
* Beu A.G. 2010
ugust Neogene tonnoidean gastropods of tropical and South America: contributions to the Dominican Republic and Panama Paleontology Projects and uplift of the Central American Isthmus. Bulletins of American Paleontology 377-378: 550 pp, 79 pls. - note: treated as full genus
External links
Schumacher, C. F. (1817). Essai d'un nouveau système des habitations des vers testacés. Schultz, Copenghagen. iv + 288 pp., 22 pls
Cymatiidae
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