''Tibia'' is a

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of large sea snails,

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gastropod

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s.Bouchet, P. (2015). Tibia Röding, 1798. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204325 on 2016-01-30 This genus was traditionally considered to be part of the family

Strombidae Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact m ...

, the true

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s and their allies. However, recent morphological as well as molecular studies indicate that these ("shinbone shells") should be recognised as a separate family, the

Rostellariidae Rostellariidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P. (2010). Rostellariidae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Regi ...

, and this is the way they are treated in the database

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. The recent species belong to three distinct genera, but several more genera are known from the

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Species

Species within the genus ''Tibia'' include: *''

Tibia curta ''Tibia curta'', common name the Indian tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. This species occurs in southern India. Description Common Size 150 mm, but the size of t ...

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Tibia fusus ''Tibia fusus'', common name Spindle tibia or Shinbone Tibia Gastropod, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Distribution This species is widespread in Eastern Indian Ocean ...

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Tibia insulaechorab ''Tibia insulaechorab'', common name the Arabian tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae. It is native to the Red Sea and the Horn of Africa. Taxonomy This species was first described by the ...

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Tibia melanocheilus The tibia (; ), also known as the shinbone or shankbone, is the larger, stronger, and anterior (frontal) of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates (the other being the fibula, behind and to the outside of the tibia); it connects ...

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'' ;Species brought into synonymy: *''Tibia delicatula'' Nevill, 1881 : synonym of ''

Rostellariella delicatula ''Rostellariella delicatula'', common name the delicate tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella delicatula. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed ...

'' (G. Nevill, 1881) *''Tibia deliculata'' ic synonym of ''

'' (G. Nevill, 1881) *''Tibia indiarum'' Röding, 1798: synonym of ''

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) *''Tibia laurenti'' Duchamps, 1992: synonym of ''

Rimellopsis powisii ''Rimellopsis powisii'', common name Powis's tibia, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies. Description The length of the shell var ...

'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840) *''Tibia luteostoma'' Angas, 1878: synonym of ''

'' Röding, 1798 *''Tibia martinii'' Marrat, 1877: synonym of ''

Rostellariella martinii ''Rostellariella martinii'', common name the Martini's tibia, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2015). Rostellariella martini ...

'' (Marrat, 1877) *''Tibia powisii'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840): synonym of ''

'' (Petit de la Saussaye, 1840) Note: *''Tibia serrata'' (Perry, 1811) is now considered to be an aberrant morph of ''Tibia curta'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) *''Tibia serrata'' (G. Perry, 1811) - no longer validRomagna-Manoja, E., 1977. ''Tibia serrata'' is no longer a "ghost species." La Conchiglia 102-103: 3-4 + cover photo. Sept.-Oct.

Related genera

Genus ''

Rostellariella ''Rostellariella'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae within the Stromboidea, the true conchs and their allies. Species Species within the genus ''Rostellariella'' include: *''Rostellariella barb ...

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'' (Nevill, 1881) - Northern

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Rostellariella lorenzi ''Rostellariella lorenzi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relat ...

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Genus ''

Rimellopsis ''Rimellopsis'' is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Rostellariidae Rostellariidae is a family of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the clade Littorinimorpha.Bouchet, P. (2010). Rostellariidae. In: Bo ...

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References

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q7800437 Rostellariidae Taxa named by Peter Friedrich Röding