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Taranis (gastropod)

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Taranis
Drawing of a shell of Taranis gratiosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Raphitomidae
Genus: Taranis
Jeffreys, 1870
Type species
Trophon moerchii
Malm, 1861
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Allo Jousseaume, 1934
  • Feliciella Lamy, 1934
  • Fenestrosyrinx Finlay, 1926
  • Mangelia (Taranis) Jeffreys, 1870
  • Pleurotoma (Taranis) Jeffreys, 1870

Taranis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]

This genus was formerly placed in subfamily Borsoniinae, family Turridae in Vaught (1989).

The name Taranis is the Latinised name of the Gallic thunder god Taran. It is therefore a masculine name.

Description

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The species in this genus are characterized by the absence of a radula together with the loss or reduction of a number of other features of foregut anatomy (as described by Kantor & Sysoev (1989) ).[2][3]

Species

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Species within the genus Taranis include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Taranis aculeata May, 1915: synonym of Nepotilla aculeata (May, 1915)
  • Taranis albatrossi Nordsieck, 1971: synonym of Drilliola emendata (Monterosato, 1872)
  • Taranis alexandrina Sturany, 1896: synonym of Taranis moerchii (Malm, 1861)
  • Taranis amoena G.O. Sars, 1878: synonym of Nepotilla amoena (Sars G. O., 1878)
  • Taranis amphitrites Kilburn, 1991: synonym of Taranidaphne amphitrites Morassi & Bonfitto, 2001
  • Taranis cirrata (Brugnone, 1862): synonym of Taranis moerchii (Malm, 1861)
  • Taranis corneus Okutani, 1966: synonym of Cryptogemma cornea (Okutani, 1966)
  • Taranis demersa Tiberi, 1868: synonym of Taranis moerchi (Malm, 1861)
  • Taranis emendata Monterosato, 1872: synonym of Drilliola emendata (Monterosato, 1872)
  • Taranis japonicus Okutani, 1964: synonym of Cryptogemma japonica (Okutani, 1964)
  • Taranis jousseaumei Lamy, 1934: synonym of Taranis allo (Jousseaume, 1934)
  • Taranis malmii (Dall, 1889): synonym of Mioawateria malmii (Dall, 1889)
  • Taranis microscopica May, 1915: synonym of Nepotilla microscopica (May, 1915) (original combination)
  • Taranis moerchi [sic]: synonym of Taranis moerchii (Malm, 1861)
  • Taranis moerchii (Malm, 1861) sensu Dall, 1881: synonym of Mioawateria malmii (Dall, 1889)
  • Taranis monterosatoi Locard, 1897: synonym of Oenopota graphica (Locard, 1897)
  • Taranis nezi Okutani, 1964: synonym of Nepotilla nezi (Okutani, 1964)
  • Taranis parvulum Locard, 1897: synonym of Taranis borealis Bouchet & Warén, 1980
  • Taranis pulchella Verrill, 1880: synonym of Drilliola loprestiana (Calcara, 1841)
  • Taranis tholoides Watson, 1882 : synonym of Kryptos tholoides (Watson, 1882)
  • Taranis thomsoni Mestayer, 1919: synonym of Taranis nexilis bicarinata (Suter, 1915)
  • Taranis tornata Verrill, 1884 : synonym of Taranis moerchi tornata Verrill, 1884
  • Taranis zeuxippe Dall, 1919: synonym of Microdrillia zeuxippe (Dall, 1919)

References

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  1. ^ a b c Taranis Jeffreys, 1870. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 September 2010.
  2. ^ Kilburn, R. N. "Turridae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) of southern Africa and Mozambique. Part 5. Subfamily Taraninae." Annals of the Natal Museum 32.1 (1991): 325-339
  3. ^ KANTOR, Y. I. & SYSOEV, A. V. 1989. The morphology of toxoglossan gastropods lacking a radula, with a description of a new species and genus of Turridae. J. Moll. Stud. 55 (4): 537-549.
  • Spencer, H.; Marshall. B. (2009). All Mollusca except Opisthobranchia. In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp
  • Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
  • 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.
  • Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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