Orania (gastropod)
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Orania is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Muricidae
, the murex snails or rock snails.
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...
Muricidae
Muricidae
Muricidae, common name murex snails or rock snails, is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails. With approximately 1,600 living species the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogastropoda. Additionally, 1,200 fossil species have been recognised...
, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus Orania include:- Orania adiastolosOrania adiastolosOrania adiastolos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania archaeaOrania archaeaOrania archaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania ateaOrania ateaOrania atea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 - Orania badiaOrania badiaOrania badia is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve, 1845) - Orania bimucronataOrania bimucronataOrania bimucronata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve, 1846) - Orania birileffiOrania birileffiOrania birileffi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Lischke, 1871) - Orania corallinaOrania corallinaOrania corallina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Melvill & Standen, 1903) - Orania dharmaiOrania dharmaiOrania dharmai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania ficulaOrania ficulaOrania ficula is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve 1848) - Orania fischerianaOrania fischerianaOrania fischeriana is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Tapparone-Canefri, 1882) - Orania fusulusOrania fusulusOrania fusulus, common name : the Spindle Dwarf Triton, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-Description:The shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm...
(Brocchi, 1814) - Orania gaskelliOrania gaskelliOrania gaskelli is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Melvill, 1891) - Orania infansOrania infansOrania infans is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(E. A. Smith, 1884) - Orania lividaOrania lividaOrania livida is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve, 1846) - Orania maestratiiOrania maestratiiOrania maestratii is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008 - Orania mixtaOrania mixtaOrania mixta is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Houart, 1995) - Orania nodosaOrania nodosaOrania nodosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) - Orania nodulosaOrania nodulosaOrania nodulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Pease, 1869) - Orania ornamentataOrania ornamentataOrania ornamentata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania pacificaOrania pacificaOrania pacifica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Nakayama, 1988) - Orania pholidotaOrania pholidotaOrania pholidota is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Watson, 1883) - Orania pleurotomoidesOrania pleurotomoidesOrania pleurotomoides is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Reeve, 1845) - Orania purpureaOrania purpureaOrania purpurea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Kuroda & Habe, 1961) - Orania rosadoiOrania rosadoiOrania rosadoi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1998 - Orania roseaOrania roseaOrania rosea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1996 - Orania serotinaOrania serotinaOrania serotina is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.-References:* Taylor, J.D. . Provisional list of the mollusca of Aldabra Atoll-External links:*...
(A. Adams, 1853) - Orania simonetaeOrania simonetaeOrania simonetae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania subnodulosaOrania subnodulosaOrania subnodulosa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Melvill, 1893) - Orania taeniataOrania taeniataOrania taeniata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
Houart, 1995 - Orania walkeriOrania walkeriOrania walkeri is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Sowerby, 1908) - Orania xuthedraOrania xuthedraOrania xuthedra is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails....
(Melvill, 1893)