Monetaria

Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]

Monetaria
The underside of a live Monetaria moneta with the mantle partially retracted
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Cypraeoidea
Family:
Cypraeidae
Subfamily:
Erosariinae
Genus:
Monetaria

Type species
Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]

Ravitrona Iredale, 1930

Taxonomy

The generic placement is based on the molecular work of Meyer (2003). Some authors have previously placed species in the genus Erosaria (e.g. caputserpentis, by Lorenz and Hubert, 2000) [1]

Species

Species within the genus Monetaria include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Monetaria icterina (Lamarck):[4] synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)

References
  1. Monetaria . WoRMS (2009). Monetaria. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205350 on21 May 2011 .
  2. Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  3. Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  4. Monetaria icterina (Lamarck). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 June 2010.
  • Meyer C. 2003. Molecular systematics of cowries (Gastropoda: Cypraeidae) and diversification patterns in the tropics. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 79: 401-459. page(s): 411


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