Toxiclionella | |
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Toxiclionella haliplex | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Conoidea |
Family: | Clavatulidae |
Genus: | Toxiclionella Powell, 1966 |
Type species | |
Clavatula tumida G.B. Sowerby II, 1870 |
Toxiclionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae. [1] [2]
The species in this genus were split off from the genus Clavatula by Powell in 1966 because of the toxoglossate dentition in the radula of the type species Clavatula tumida. [3]
Species within the genus Toxiclionella include:
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Latiaxis is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, subfamily Coralliophilinae, the coral snails or coral shells.
Fusinus is a genus of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails and tulip snails.
Caliendrula elstoni is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Toxiclionella impages is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Toxiclionella tumida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Clavatulidae.
Drillia is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Splendrillia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Drilliidae.
Pilsbryspira is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Turris is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.
Daphnella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Clavatula is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Clionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Pusionella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Clavatulidae.
Crassiclava is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Pseudomelatomidae.
Colubraria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Colubrariidae. Members of this genus lack a radula and feed by sucking blood from fish.
Anachis is a large genus of sea snails in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Bullia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Austromitra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Costellariidae.
Caliendrula is a genus of sea snail in the family Clavatulidae. The species Latiaxis elstoni was recently reclassified as a member of Caliendrula.