Amauropsis

Amauropsis
	Shell of Amauropsis anderssoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Naticoidea
Family:	Naticidae
Genus:	Amauropsis; Mörch, 1857
Type species
	Nerita islandica; Gmelin, 1791
Species
	See text
Synonyms
	Acrybia (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857; Amauropsis (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857; Bulbus (Amauropsis) Morch, 1857 superseded combination; Choristes Carpenter 1872; Mamma (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 (original rank); Natica (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857; Polynices (Amauropsis) Mörch, 1857 alternative representation;

Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Amauropsis include:

Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906)^[2]
Amauropsis apora (R. B. Watson, 1881)
Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908)^[3]
Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916)^[4]
Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897)^[5]
Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908)^[6]
Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) ^[7]
† Amauropsis notoleptos Stilwell, Zinsmeister & Oleinik, 2004
Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990^[8]
Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881)^[9]
Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907^[10]
Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877)^[11]
Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908)^[12]

Species brought into synonymy

† Amauropsis arenacea (O. Fraas, 1861) : synonym of † Omphaloptycha arenacea (O. Fraas, 1861) (superseded combination)
† Amauropsis calypso (A. d'Orbigny, 1850): synonym of † Oonia calypso (A. d'Orbigny, 1850) (superseded combination)
Amauropsis cornea (Möller, 1842): synonym of Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)
Amauropsis globulus Angas, 1880: synonym of Problitora globula (Angas, 1880)
Amauropsis moerchi A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Problitora moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of Alexania moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
Amauropsis perscalpta (E. von Martens, 1878): synonym of Natica perscalpta E. von Martens, 1878
Amauropsis purpurea Dall, 1871: synonym of Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
Amauropsis subperforata (Dell, 1956): synonym of Falsilunatia subperforata Dell, 1956
Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881):^[13] synonym of Falsilunatia xantha (Watson, 1881)
† Amauropsis zelandica Bloklander, 1949: synonym of † Phasianema zelandicum (Bloklander, 1949) (superseded combination)

Uncertain species

Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910)^[14] (taxon inquirendum)

References

^ ^a ^b Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. WoRMS (2010). Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138236 on 16 June 2010 .
^ Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
^ Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

Additional sources and external links

Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). "Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae". Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). "Mollusca". in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180–213
Dall, W.H. (1890–1903). "Contributions to the Tertiary fauna of Florida with especial reference to the Miocene silex-beds of Tampa and the Pliocene beds of the Caloosahatchie River". Transactions of the Wagner Free Institute of Science. 3 (1): 377. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
Mørch O. A. (1857). "Fortegnelse over Grønlands Bløddyr". [in] Rink, Grønland geographisk og statistik beskrivet. Kjøbenhavn, Louis Klein: 75–100

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[WoRMS-1] Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. WoRMS (2010). Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=138236 on 16 June 2010 .

[2] Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[3] Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[4] Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[5] Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[6] Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[7] Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[8] Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[9] Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[10] Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[11] Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[12] Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[13] Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

[14] Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.

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