Tarantinaea

Tarantinaea is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Tarantinaea
Tarantinaea lignaria shell
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Peristerniinae
Genus:
Tarantinaea

Type species
Murex lignarius A. Adams, 1853

Species

Species within the genus Tarantinaea include:[1]

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Tarantinaea Monterosato, 1917. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=446107 on 2012-08-28
  • Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.


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