| Awateria | |
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| Original drawing of a shell of Awateria crossei | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Borsoniidae |
| Genus: | Awateria Suter, 1917 |
| Type species | |
| Awateria streptophora Suter, 1917 | |
Awateria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae. [1] Most species in this genus have become extinct.
In general shape and sculpture the type of this genus is reminiscent of ArculariaLink, 1807 (synonym of Nassarius Duméril, 1805), the protoconch is comparatively large. The fasciole runs between the wreath of subsutural nodules and the upright ribs. The canal is short, wide, and effuse. From Epideira Hedley, 1918, to which, it seems to be related, the larger protoconch, few and rapidly increasing whorls, the subcylindrical form and the shallow sinus of Awateria readily distinguish it. [2]
Species within the genus Awateria include:
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Phenatoma is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Comitas is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Polinices is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Polinicinae of the family Naticidae, commonly known as moon snails.
Cominella is a genus of carnivorous sea snails, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cominellidae.
Microvoluta is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Volutomitridae.
Bathytoma is a genus of deep-water sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Zemacies is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae
Mioawateria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Aoteadrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Marshallena is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marshallenidae.
Vexitomina is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Horaiclavidae.
Taranis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Galeodea is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cassinae of the family Cassidae.
Raphitomidae is a family of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Conoidea.
Maoritomella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Neoguraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Scrinium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks belonging to the family Mitromorphidae, in the superfamily Conoidea the cone snails and their allies.
Antiguraleus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.
Austrotoma is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, unassigned to a family within the superfamily Conoidea.
