Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
| Monetaria | |
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| The underside of a live Monetaria moneta with the mantle partially retracted | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Cypraeoidea |
| Family: | Cypraeidae |
| Genus: | Monetaria Troschel, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taxonomy edit
The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus Erosaria (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) [1]
Species edit
Species within the genus Monetaria include:
- Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)[2]
- Monetaria caputdraconis (Melvill, 1888)
- Monetaria caputophidii (Schilder, 1927)
- Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)[3]
- Monetaria obvelata (Lamarck, 1810)
- † Monetaria simplicissima (K. Martin, 1899)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Monetaria britannica Schilder, 1927: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria candidata Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria chionella Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria endua Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria erua Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria etnographica Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria etolu Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria hamyi Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810)
- Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria harrisi Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria isomeres Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria mercatorium Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria monetoides Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria perrieri Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Monetaria obvelata perrieri Rochebrune, 1884
- Monetaria pleuronectes Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria pseudomoneta C.-H. Hu, 1992: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria rhomboides Schilder & Schilder, 1933: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Monetaria vestimenti Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
References edit
- ^ a b c d Monetaria. WoRMS (2009). Monetaria. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205350 on21 May 2011 .
- ^ Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- '^ Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
- Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401–459. page(s): 411
- Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
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