Amaea

Amaea
Shell of Amaea magnifica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Amaea
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Type species
Scalaria magnifica G. B. Sowerby II, 1844
Synonyms[1]
  • Amaea (Amaea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 alternative representation
  • † Amaea (Bifidoscala) Cossmann, 1888 alternative representation
  • † Amaea (Coniscala) de Boury, 1887 alternative representation
  • † Amaea (Littoriniscala) de Boury, 1887 alternative representation
  • Amaea (Scalina) Conrad, 1865
  • Amaea (Variciscala) de Boury, 1909 alternative representation
  • Epitonium (Ferminoscala) Dall, 1908
  • Ferminoscala Dall, 1908
  • † Littoriniscala de Boury, 1887 superseded rank
  • Scala (Amaea) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank)
  • Scala (Discoscala) Sacco, 1890
  • † Scala (Littoriniscala) de Boury, 1887
  • Scalaria (Discoscala) Sacco, 1890
  • † Scalina Conrad, 1865 (uncertain synonym)
  • † Textiscala de Boury, 1911

Amaea is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine prosobranch gastropod mollusks in the family Epitoniidae. They are commonly known as wentletraps.[1]

Not to be confused with Amaea Malmgren, 1866, replaced junior synonym of Amaeana, Hartman, 1959; family Terebellidae.

  1. ^ a b Bieler R, Bouchet P, Gofas S, Marshall B, Rosenberg G, La Perna R, Neubauer TA, Sartori AF, Schneider S, Vos C, ter Poorten JJ, Taylor J, Dijkstra H, Finn J, Bank R, Neubert E, Moretzsohn F, Faber M, Houart R, Picton B, Garcia-Alvarez O (eds.). "Amaea H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853". MolluscaBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-09-26.