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Marita (gastropod)

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Marita
Shell of Marita compta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Mangeliidae
Genus: Marita
Hedley, 1922[1]
Type species
Cithara compta Adams & Angas, 1864
Synonyms[2]

Guraleus (Marita) Hedley, 1922

Marita is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Mangeliidae.[2]

Description

Originally considered a subgenus of Guraleus, it was separarated by Charles Henley in 1922 because of these special characteristics: rounded shoulder, ovate contour, shorter spire, and a smoother sculpture.

Distribution

This marine genus is endemic to Australia and occurs off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia

Species

Species within the genus Marita include according to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) [3]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Marita bella (Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of Antiguraleus adcocki (G. B. Sowerby III, 1896)
  • Marita peregrina A.A. Gould, 1860: synonym of Marita compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)
  • Marita varix J.E. Tenison-Woods, 1877: synonym of Marita compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)

References

  1. ^ Hedley C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359. page 312.
  2. ^ a b Marita Hedley, 1922. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 7 August 2011.
  3. ^ WoRMS : Marita
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