Stramonita

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Stramonita
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Stramonita haemastoma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Stramonita
Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Buccinum haemastomaLinnaeus, 1767
Synonyms [1]
  • Purpura (Stramonita)Schumacher, 1817
  • Thais (Stramonita)Schumacher, 1817

Stramonita is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the rock snails. [1]

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Description

The spire is elevated. The whorls are simple or nodulous. The aperture is moderate and produced anteriorly. The columella is rounded and simple in front. [2]

Species

The genus Stramonita contains the following species:

Species brought into synonymy

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