Amathina Explained

Amathina is a genus of small sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Amathinidae.^[1]

Amathina is the type genus of the family Amathinidae.

Species

Species within the genus Amathina include:

• Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861
• Amathina oyamai Masuda & H. Noda, 1976
• Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)^[2]

Species brought into synonymy:

• Amathina angustata Souverbie, 1875: synonym of Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Amathina imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of Hipponicidae incertae sedis imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (not Amathina, but rather Hipponicidae)
• Amathina nobilis A. Adams, 1867: synonym of Trichamathina nobilis (A. Adams, 1867)
• Amathina tricostata (Gmelin, 1790):^[3] synonym of Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Amathina trigona G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861
• Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867): synonym of Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867
• Amathina violaceus (Angas, 1867): synonym of Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867): synonym of Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867 (incorrect gender ending)

External links

• Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10

Notes and References

1. WoRMS (2010). Amathina Gray, 1842. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181104 on 2011-03-15
2. Gofas, S. (2010). Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181105 on 2011-03-15
3. WoRMS (2010). Amathina tricostata (Gmelin, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215181 on 2011-03-15