Pareuthria Explained

Pareuthria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cominellidae.

Distribution

Species of Pareuthria are found in waters off of New Zealand and Argentina.^{[1] [2]}

Evolution

Pareuthria is related to the genus Cominella found in New Zealand and Australia.^[3] Pareuthria is currently recognised within the family Cominellidae but it has also previously been referred to the alternative families Buccinulidae and Buccinidae.

Species

Species within the genus Pareuthria include:

• Pareuthria atrata (E. A. Smith, 1881)
• Pareuthria chlorotica (Martens, 1878)
• Pareuthria fuscata (Bruguière, 1789)
• Pareuthria janseni (Strebel, 1905)
• Pareuthria plicatula Thiele, 1912
• Pareuthria regulus (Watson, 1882)
• Pareuthria rosea (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854)
• Pareuthria turriformis Egorova, 1982
• Pareuthria valdiviae (Thiele, 1925)
• Pareuthria venustula Strebel, 1905

Species brought into synonymy:

• Pareuthria campbelli (Filhol, 1880): synonym of Pareuthria fuscata (Bruguière, 1789)
• Pareuthria cerealis (Rochebrunne & Mabille, 1885): synonym of Argeneuthria cerealis (Rochebrune & Mabille, 1885)
• Pareuthria hoshiaii Numanami, 1996: synonym of Falsimohnia hoshiaii (Numanami, 1996)
• Pareuthria innocens (Smith, 1907): synonym of Falsimohnia innocens (E. A. Smith, 1907)
• Pareuthria magellanica (Phillippi, 1848): synonym of Pareuthria fuscata (Bruguière, 1789)
• Pareuthria michaelseni (Strebel, 1905): synonym of Microdeuthria michaelseni (Strebel, 1905)
• Pareuthria paessleri (Strebel, 1905): synonym of Argeneuthria paessleri (Strebel, 1905)
• Pareuthria philippii (Strebel, 1905): synonym of Argeneuthria philippii (Strebel, 1905)
• Pareuthria plumbea (Philippi, 1844): synonym of Pareuthria fuscata (Bruguière, 1789)
• Pareuthria powelli Cernohorsky, 1977: synonym of Pareuthria atrata (E. A. Smith, 1881)
• Pareuthria ringei (Strebel, 1905): synonym of Pareuthria atrata (E. A. Smith, 1881)

Notes and References

1. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00568.x . Relationships of the haematophagous marine snail Colubraria (Rachiglossa: Colubrariidae), within the neogastropod phylogenetic framework . Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society . 158 . 4 . 779–800 . 2010 . Oliverio . Marco . Modica . Maria Vittoria . free .
2. 10.1016/j.ympev.2017.06.018 . 28669812 . A phylogeny of Southern Hemisphere whelks (Gastropoda: Buccinulidae) and concordance with the fossil record . Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 114 . 2017 . 367–381 . 2017 . Vaux . Felix . Hills . Simon F.K. . Marshall . Bruce A. . Trewick . Steven A. . Morgan-Richards . Mary .
3. 10.1111/bij.12529 . Phylogeography of the whelk genus Cominella (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) suggests long-distance counter-current dispersal of a direct developer . Biological Journal of the Linnean Society . 115 . 2 . 315–332 . 2015 . Donald . Kirsten M. . Winter . David J. . Ashcroft . Anna L. . Spencer . Hamish G. . free .