Priene (gastropod)

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Priene
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Shell of Priene scabrum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Genus: Priene
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Type species
Murex anusLinnaeus, 1758
Synonyms [1]
  • Argobuccinum (Priene)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Lampusia (Priene)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • LiohindsiaCoen, 1947
  • Tritonium (Priene)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (original rank)

Priene is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons. [1]

Species

Species within the genus Priene include:

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References

  1. 1 2 Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 . WoRMS (2010). Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=463498 on 27 June 2010 .
  2. Priene scabrum (King, 1832) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 27 June 2010.