''Thaisella'' is a

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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.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=574252 on 6 January 2019Claremont 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. ublished online 28 September 2012; Code-compliant paper version published January 2013/ref>

Species

Species within the genus ''Thaisella'' include: * '' Thaisella callifera'' (Lamarck, 1822) * '' Thaisella chocolata'' (Duclos, 1832) * '' Thaisella coronata'' (Lamarck, 1816) * '' Thaisella forbesii'' (Dunker, 1853) * '' Thaisella guatemalteca'' Simone, 2017 * '' Thaisella kiosquiformis'' (Duclos, 1832) * '' Thaisella mariae'' (Morretes, 1954) * '' Thaisella trinitatensis'' (Guppy, 1869) * '' Thaisella tumulosa'' (Reeve, 1846) ;''The following species were brought into synonymy: * '' Thaisella blanfordi'' (Melvill, 1893): synonym of ''

Indothais blanfordi ''Indothais blanfordi'' 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 ...

'' (Melvill, 1893) * '' Thaisella dubia'' (Schepman, 1919): synonym of Indothais dubia (Schepman, 1919) * '' Thaisella gradata'' (Jonas, 1846): synonym of '' Indothais gradata'' (Jonas, 1846) * ''

Thaisella javanica ''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marin ...

'' (Philippi, 1848): synonym of '' Indothais javanica'' (Philippi, 1848) * '' Thaisella jubilaea'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990): synonym of ''

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 ''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) ( superseded combination) * '' Thaisella keluo'' (Tan & Liu, 2001): synonym of ''

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) * '' Thaisella lacera'' (Born, 1778): synonym of '' Indothais lacera'' (Born, 1778) * '' Thaisella luteostoma'' (Holten, 1803): synonym of ''

'' (Holten, 1802) * '' Thaisella malayensis'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of ''

Indothais malayensis ''Indothais malayensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Indothais malayensis (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996). Accessed through: Wor ...

'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996) (superseded combination) * '' Thaisella mutabilis'' (Link, 1807): synonym of '' Indothais lacera'' (Born, 1778) * ''

Thaisella pinangensis ''Thaisella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks, in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Thaisella'' Clench, 1947. Accessed through: World Register of Ma ...

'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of '' Indothais pinangensis'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996) * '' Thaisella rufotincta'' (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996): synonym of '' Indothais pinangensis'' (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996) * '' Thaisella sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791): synonym of '' Indothais sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Thaisella tissoti'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852): synonym of '' Indothais sacellum'' (Gmelin, 1791) * '' Thaisella wutingi'' (Tan, 1997): synonym of '' Indothais wutingi'' (K. S. Tan, 1997)

References

External links

Clench W.J. (1947). The genera Purpura and Thais in the western Atlantic. Johnsonia. 2(23): 61–91
Gastropods described in 1947 {{Rapaninae-stub