''Reishia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ''Reishia'' include: * ''

Reishia bitubercularis ''Reishia bitubercularis'', common names bituberculate rock shell, bituberculate rock snail, chestnut rock shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018) ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''

Reishia clavigera ''Reishia clavigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. This species has been found to be useful as an indicator of the environmental contamination levels of arsenic, ...

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, 1860) * ''

Reishia keluo ''Reishia keluo'' 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 as murex ...

'' (K.-S. Tan & L.-L. Liu, 2001) * ''

Reishia luteostoma ''Reishia luteostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1803). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Specie ...

'' (Holten, 1802) * ''

Reishia okutanii ''Reishia okutanii'' 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 as mure ...

'' Thach, 2016 * ''

Reishia problematica ''Reishia problematica'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...

'' (Baker, 1891) ;Synonyms: * ''Reishia armigera'' (Link, 1807): synonym of ''

Mancinella armigera ''Mancinella armigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella armigera'' Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http ...

'' Link, 1807 * ''Reishia bronni'' ( Dunker, 1860): synonym of ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802) (junior subjective synonym) * ''Reishia capensis'' (

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, 1852): synonym of '' Mancinella capensis'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) * ''

Reishia jubilaea ''Reishia jubilaea'' 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 as mur ...

'' (K.-S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990): synonym of ''Reishia luteostoma'' (Holten, 1802) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym) * ''Reishia pseudodiadema'' (Yokoyama, 1928): synonym of ''

Thais pseudodiadema ''Thais pseudodiadema'' 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 as m ...

'' (Yokoyama, 1928)

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