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Linatella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Ranellidae

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Tonnoidea

Rank
  
Genus

Linatella

Similar
  
Ranularia, Cymatium, Turritriton, Gyrineum, Ranellidae

Linatella is a genus of medium to large sea snails known as predatory whelks, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the (tritons). Type species: Cymatium cutaceum

Species

Species within the genus Linatella include:

  • Linatella caudata (Gmelin, 1791)
    • 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

    Linatella Wikipedia
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