Colubraria | |
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Five views of a shell of Colubraria tortuosa(Reeve, 1844) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Colubrariidae |
Genus: | Colubraria Schumacher, 1817 |
Type species | |
Colubraria granulata Schumacher, 1817 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. [1] Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish. [2]
Species within the genus Colubraria include: [3]
Murex is a genus of medium to large sized predatory tropical sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, commonly called "murexes" or "rock snails".
Mitrella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove shells or dove snails.
Hastula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Terebridae, the auger snails.
Tritonoharpa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.
Cumia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae.
Pisania is a genus of marine whelk in the family Pisaniidae. Some species prey on barnacles.
Cumia antillana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.
Colubraria latericium is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Columbella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Zafrona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Dolicholatirus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Peristerniinae of the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
Prunum is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pruninae of the family Marginellidae, the margin snails.
Pusia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Drupa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. It occurs in the Indo-Pacific.
Morula is a genus of small, predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfalily Ergalataxinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Cumia reticulata, common name the false triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Colubrariidae. In this family, there are at least 6 species that are known to feed on blood. The trait of feeding on blood is likely shared by the entire family.
Metula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Colubrariidae.
Rolaniconus is a synonym of Conus (Strategoconus)da Motta, 1991 represented as Conus Linnaeus, 1758. These consist of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies.