Priene (gastropod)
| Priene | |
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| Shell of Priene scabrum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Tonnoidea |
| Family: | Ranellidae |
| Genus: | Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Priene is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]
Species
[edit]Species within the genus Priene include:
- Priene scabrum (King, 1832)[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. WoRMS (2010). Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. 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=463498 on 27 June 2010 .
- ^ Priene scabrum (King, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2010.
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