Globisinum

Globisinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Globisinum Marwick, 1924
Type species
Sigaretus drewiMurdoch, 1899

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

Species

Species within the genus Globisinum include:

• † Globisinum crassiliratum Finlay, 1926
• Globisinum drewi (Murdoch, 1899)
• † Globisinum limatum (Tate, 1893)
• † Globisinum miocaenicum (Suter, 1917)
• † Globisinum perspectivum (Tate, 1893)
• † Globisinum pritchardi (Cossmann, 1907)
• † Globisinum spirale (P. Marshall, 1917)

Species brought into synonymy

• † Globisinum flemingiA. W. B. Powell, 1931; synonym of † Globisinum drewi(Murdoch, 1899) (junior subjective synonym)
• † Globisinum mucronatumMarwick, 1928: synonym of † Globisinum drewi(Murdoch, 1899) (junior subjective synonym)
• † Globisinum powelliStilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992: synonym of † Sinuber powelli (Stilwell & Zinsmeister, 1992)
• Globisinum venustum(Suter, 1907): synonym of Globisinum drewi(Murdoch, 1899)
• Globisinum wollastoniFinlay, 1927: synonym of Globisinum drewi(Murdoch, 1899)

References

1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Globisinum Marwick, 1924. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=584308 on 2011-10-24