Aspella is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Aspella
Shell of Aspella aclydis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Aspellinae
Genus: Aspella
Mörch, 1877
Type species
Ranella anceps
Lamarck, 1822
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Ranella (Aspella) Mörch, 1877 (original rank)

Species edit

Species within the genus Aspella include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Aspella bakeri Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951: synonym of Dermomurex bakeri (Hertlein & A. M. Strong, 1951) (original combination)
  • Aspella elizabethae McGinty, 1940: synonym of Dermomurex elizabethae (McGinty, 1940) (original combination)
  • Aspella paupercula (C. B. Adams, 1850):[23] synonym of Dermomurex pauperculus (C. B. Adams, 1850)
  • Aspella undata Hedley, 1907: synonym of Austroclavus undatus (Hedley, 1907) (original combination)

References edit

  1. ^ a b Aspella Mörch, 1877. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Aspella acuticostata (Turton, 1932). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Aspella anceps (Lamarck, 1822). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Aspella castor Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Aspella cryptica Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Aspella hastula (Reeve, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Aspella helenae Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Aspella hildrunae Houart & Tröndle, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Aspella lozoueti Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  10. ^ Aspella mauritiana Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  11. ^ Aspella media Houart, 1987. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  12. ^ Aspella morchi Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  13. ^ Aspella platylaevis Radwin & d'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  14. ^ Aspella pollux Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  15. ^ Aspella ponderi Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  16. ^ Aspella producta (Pease, 1861). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  17. ^ Aspella pyramidalis (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  18. ^ Aspella schroederi Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  19. ^ Aspella senex Dall, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  20. ^ Aspella strepta Vokes, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  21. ^ Aspella thomassini Houart, 1985. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  22. ^ Aspella vokesiana Houart, 1983. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  23. ^ Aspella paupercula (C. B. Adams, 1850). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 205

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