Taurasia

Taurasia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Taurasia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Taurasia

Bellardi, 1882
Synonyms[1]
  • Simplicotaurasia Sacco, 1890

Species

Species within the genus Taurasia include:

References
  1. Taurasia Bellardi, 1882. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Taurasia striata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 ). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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