Caesia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Nassariidae |
Genus: | Caesia H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
Type species | |
Nassa perpinguisHinds, 1844 | |
Synonyms | |
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Caesia is a genus of sea snails in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae. [1]
(Described as Zaphon) The shell is bucciniform. The spire is elevated, the whorls rugose. The inner lip shows a spreading, corrugated callus. The outer lip is denticulate, lirate internally, not variced externally. [2]
Rapaninae is a subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.
Alinda is a subgenus or genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. The name Alinda Adams & Adams, 1855 cannot be used because the older name Plicaphora Hartmann, 1841 has as type * A junior synonym of Alinda's type species Turbo biplicatus Montagu, 1803.
Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
Scaphella is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae, the volutes.
Nassaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Tomliniinae of the family Nassariidae.
Hebra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Cyllene is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Perrinia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Chilodontaidae.
Tribulus planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Cronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Nassa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Pinaxia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Vexilla is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Eburna is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ancillariidae.
Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
Nebularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cylindromitrinae within the family of Mitridae. This name was originally proposed as a subgenus of the genus Mitra. The type species of this genus is Mitra contractaSwainson, 1820.
Genota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Taphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
Callianax is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Olivellinae of the family Olividae, the olives.