Amauropsis | |
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Shell of Amauropsis anderssoni | |
Scientific classification | |
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] | |
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Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. [1]
Species within the genus Amauropsis include:
Haustrum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Haustrinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Nacella is a southern, cold-water genus of true limpets, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Nacellidae, the true limpets.
Falsilunatia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Globisininae of the family Naticidae, which are known as moon snails or moon shells.
Natica is a genus of small to medium-sized predatory sea snails, marine gastropods in the subfamily Naticinae of the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The genus was erected by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli in 1777.
Pleurotomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Typhlodaphne is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Aforia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cochlespiridae.
Mangelia is a large genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Oenopota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Bela is a genus of sea snails; marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.
Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Leptothyra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colloniidae.
Margarites is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Margaritidae.
Capulus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Capulidae, the cap snails.
Amauropsis aureolutea is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails. The maximum recorded shell length is 32 mm. The minimum recorded depth is 6 m, while the maximum recorded depth is 662 m.
Amauropsis subpallescens is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Amauropsis islandica, common name the Iceland moonsnail, is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.
Vermetus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Vermetidae, the worm snails or worm shells.
Onoba is a genus of minute sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks or micromollusks in the family Rissoidae.