Semiricinula

Semiricinula
Semiricinula squamosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	SemiricinulaMartens, 1903
Type species
Purpura turbinoidesBlainville, 1832
Synonyms
Purpura (Semiricinula)E. von Martens, 1879 (original rank) Ricinula (Semiricinula)E. von Martens, 1879 Thais (Semiricinula)E. von Martens, 1879

Semiricinula is a genus of sea snails, marinegastropodmollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the familyMuricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Semiricinula include:

• Semiricinula bozzettiiHouart & Héros, 2013
• Semiricinula fuscaKüster, 1862^[2]
• Semiricinula hadrolineae(Houart, 1996)^[3]
• Semiricinula konkanensis(Melvill, 1893)^[4]
• Semiricinula muricina(Blainville, 1832)
• Semiricinula muricoides(Blainville, 1832)^[5]
• Semiricinula squamigera(Deshayes, 1832)
• Semiricinula squamosa(Pease, 1868)^[6]
• Semiricinula tissoti(Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
• Semiricinula tongasoaBozzetti, 2018^[7]
• Semiricinula turbinoides(Blainville, 1832)^[8]

Species brought into synonymy

• Semiricinula chrysostoma(Deshayes, 1844): synonym of Morula chrysostoma(Deshayes, 1844)^[9]
• Semiricinula marginatra(Blainville, 1832): synonym of Neothais marginatra(Blainville, 1832)^[10]
• Semiricinula nodosa(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) : synonym of Orania nodosa(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

References

1. Semiricinula Martens, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
2. Semiricinula fusca Küster, 1862. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
3. Semiricinula hadrolineae (Houart, 1996). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Semiricinula konkanensis (Melvill, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Semiricinula muricoides (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
6. Semiricinula squamosa (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
7. Semiricinula tongasoa Bozzetti, 2018. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2020.
8. Semiricinula turbinoides (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
9. Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
10. Semiricinula marginatra (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

• Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.

External links

• Martens, E. von. (1879). Übersicht der von W. Peters von 1843 bis 1847 in Mossambique gesammelten Mollusca. Monatsberichte der königlich Preussischen Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Berlin. 1879(7): 727-749.
• Iredale, T. (1918). Molluscan nomenclatural problems and solutions.- No. 1. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 13(1-2): 28-40