Mazatlania

Mazatlania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.[1]

Mazatlania
Mazatlania cosentini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Columbellidae
Genus: Mazatlania
Dall, 1900
Type species
Buccinum aciculatum Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms
  • Acus (Euryta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)
  • Euryta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (Invalid: junior homonym of Euryta Gistl, 1848 [Cnidaria]; Mazatlania is a replacement name)
  • Terebra (Euryta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Species

Species within the genus Mazatlania include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Mazatlania aciculata (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi, 1836)
  • Mazatlania hesperia Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932: synonym of Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846)

References
  1. Mazatlania. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/17/10.
  2. Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.


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