Conuber
| Conuber | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Conuber Finlay & Marwick, 1937[1] |
Conuber is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Conuber include:
- Conuber conicum (Lamarck, 1822)
- Conuber incei (Philippi, 1835)
- Conuber sordidum (Swainson, 1821)
References
- ↑ Finlay, H. J. & Marwick, J. (1937) The Wangaloan and Associated Molluscan Faunas of Kaitagata-Green Island Subdivision. New Zealand Geological Survey Branch, Palaeontological Bulletin No. 15, Wellington, p. 53.
- ↑ Huelsken, T., Tapken, D., Dahlmann, T., Wägele, H., Riginos, C., Hollmann, M. (2012). Systematics and phylogenetic species delimitation within Polinices s.l. (Caenogastropoda: Naticidae) based on molecular data and shell morphology. Organisms Diversity & Evolution. DOI: 10.1007/s13127-012-0111-5. ODE homepage
External links
- Video of Conuber sordidus hunting Mictyris longicarpus on YouTube
- World Register of Marine Species, World Marine Mollusca database: Conuber Finlay & Marwick, 1937
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