Linatella

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Linatella
Linatella caudata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Cymatiidae
Genus: Linatella
Gray, 1857
Species
Synonyms[1]

Triton (Linatella) Gray, 1857

Linatella is a genus of sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cymatiidae.[1][2]

Species[edit]

The only species within the genus Linatella is:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Subgenus Linatella (Gelagna) Schaufuss, 1869 : synonym of Gelagna Schaufuss, 1869
  • Linatella (Gelagna) pallida Parth, 1996 : synonym of Gelagna pallida (Parth, 1996)
  • Linatella clandestina Lamarck : synonym of Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)
  • Linatella neptunia Garrard, 1963 : synonym of Linatella caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Linatella succincta (Linnaeus, 1771) : synonym of Gelagna succincta (Linnaeus, 1771)

References[edit]

  • Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213