Priene (gastropod)

Priene
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Subfamily: Ranellinae
Genus: Priene
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Synonyms[1]

Argobuccinum H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Liohindsia Coen, 1947<

Priene is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Priene include:

References

  1. 1 2 Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. WoRMS (2010). Priene H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858. 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=463498 on 27 June 2010.
  2. Priene scabrum (King, 1832).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 June 2010.

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