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Ergalataxinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Rank
  
Subfamily

Class
  
Gastropoda

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Ergalataxinae

Similar
  
Morula, Cronia, Ergalatax, Orania, Muricodrupa

Ergalataxinae is a taxonomic subfamily of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Muricidae, the rock snails. In this subfamily, the aragonitic shell has 0–2 varices.

Genera

The subfamily Ergalataxinae contains the following genera:

Genera brought into synonymy 
  • Azumamorula Emerson, 1968: synonym of Morula (Azumamorula) Emerson, 1968
  • Cumella Jousseaume, 1898: synonym of Lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883
  • Habromorula Houart, 1995: synonym of Morula (Habromorula) Houart, 1995
  • Morulina Dall, 1923: synonym of Morula Schumacher, 1817
  • Roquesia Petuch, 2013: synonym of Colubraria Schumacher, 1817
  • Usilla H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853: synonym of Cronia (Usilla) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

    • The classification into this subfamily is doubtful for the genera Daphnellopsis Schepman, 1913; Lindapterys Petuch, 1987 Maculotriton Dall, 1904; Phrygiomurex Dall, 1904 and Uttleya Marwick, 1934

    References

    Ergalataxinae Wikipedia
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