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Cymatiidae
Sign in to saveCymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
Species
rock whelks
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyCymatiidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 518
- With media
- 168
- Family
- Cymatiidae
- Collections
- LACM, SDNHM, USNM, CAS
- Recorded in
- United States, Philippines, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- Genera
- References
Cymatiidae is a family of large sea snails in the superfamily Tonnoidea and the order Littorinimorpha. Members of this family are predators.
==Genera== The family Cymatiidae contains the following genera: Argobuccinum Herrmannsen, 1846 Austrosassia Finlay, 1931 Austrotriton Cossmann, 1903 Cabestana Röding, 1798 Cymatiella Iredale, 1924 Cymatium Roding, 1798 Cymatona Iredale, 1929 Distorsomina Beu, 1998 Fusitriton Cossmann, 1903 Gelagna Schauffus, 1869 Gutturnium Mørch, 1852 Gyrineum Link, 1807 Halgyrineum Beu, 1998 † Haurokoa C. A. Fleming, 1955 Linatella Gray, 1857 Lotoria Emerson & Old, 1963 Monoplex Perry, 1810 Personella Conrad, 1865 Proxicharonia Powell, 1938 Ranularia Schumacher, 1817 Reticutriton Habe & Kosuge, 1966 Sassia Bellardi, 1873 Septa Perry, 1810 Turritriton Dall, 1904
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