Pugilina
Encyclopedia
Pugilina is a genus
of large sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Melongenidae
, the crown conches and their allies.
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 large 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...
Melongenidae
Melongenidae
Melongenidae, the crown conchs, busycon whelks and their relatives, are a taxonomic family of large to very large marine gastropods in the clade Neogastropoda.- Taxonomy :Genera Busycon and Busycotypus were placed in Melongenidae...
, the crown conches and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus Pugilina include:- Pugilina cochlidiumPugilina cochlidiumPugilina cochlidium , common name : the Spiral Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.-Description:...
- Pugilina colosseus
- Pugilina dirkiPugilina dirkiPugilina dirki is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.-External links:*...
Nolf, 2007 - Pugilina kawamurai
- Pugilina morioPugilina morioPugilina morio, common name : the Giant Hairy Melongena, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.-Distribution:...
(Linnaeus, 1758) - Pugilina crassicaudus
- Pugilina ternatanus
- Pugilina tuba