Lunella
Encyclopedia
Lunella is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Turbinidae
, the turban snails.
subgenus Ninella
subgenus Subninella
subgenus ?
Species brought into synonymy:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Turbinidae
Turbinidae
Turbinidae, the turban snails, are a family of small to large marine gastropods. Turbinidae have a strong, thick calcareous operculum readily distinguishing them from the somewhat similar Trochidae or top snails, which have a corneous operculum...
, the turban snails.
Species
Species within the genus Lunella include:subgenus Ninella
- Lunella torquata (Gmelin, 1791)
subgenus Subninella
- Lunella undulata (Lightfoot, 1786)
subgenus ?
- Lunella cinereaLunella cinereaLunella cinerea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Born, 1778) - Lunella coreensisLunella coreensisLunella coreensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Récluz, 1853) - Lunella coronataLunella coronataLunella coronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
(Gmelin, 1791) - Lunella granulataLunella granulataLunella granulata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.-External links:*...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Lunella jungi (Lai, 2006)
- Lunella ogasawaranaLunella ogasawaranaLunella ogasawarana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails....
Tomoyulo Nakano, Kyoko Takashashi & Tomowo Ozawa, 2007 - Lunella smaragdusLunella smaragdusLunella smaragdus, the emerald moon turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.There has been little published on this species.-Description:This species has a green operculum...
(Gmelin, 1791) - Lunella viridicallus (Jousseaume, 1898)
Species brought into synonymy:
- Lunella moniliformis (Röding, 1798) : synonym of Lunella granulata (Gmelin, 1791)