Amauropsis

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Amauropsis
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Shell of Amauropsis anderssoni
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Naticoidea
Family: Naticidae
Genus: Amauropsis
Mörch, 1857
Type species
Nerita islandica
Gmelin, 1791
Species

See text

Synonyms [1]
  • Acrybia (Amauropsis)Mörch, 1857
  • Amauropsis (Amauropsis)Mörch, 1857
  • Bulbus (Amauropsis)Morch, 1857 superseded combination
  • ChoristesCarpenter 1872
  • Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 (original rank)
  • Natica (Amauropsis)Mörch, 1857
  • Polynices (Amauropsis)Mörch, 1857 alternative representation

Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Amauropsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
Uncertain species

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References

  1. 1 2 Amauropsis Mörch, 1857 . WoRMS (2010). Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138236 on 16 June 2010 .
  2. Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  3. Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  4. Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  5. Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  6. Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  7. Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  8. Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  9. Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  10. Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  11. Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  12. Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  13. Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.
  14. Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 16 June 2010.