Semiricinula

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

Semiricinula
Semiricinula squamosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Semiricinula Martens, 1903
Type species
Purpura turbinoides Blainville, 1832
Synonyms
Thais (Semiricinula)

Species

Species within the genus Semiricinula include:

• Semiricinula bozzettii Houart & Héros, 2013
• Semiricinula fusca Küster, 1862[2]
• Semiricinula hadrolineae (Houart, 1996)[3]
• Semiricinula konkanensis (Melvill, 1893)[4]
• Semiricinula muricina (Blainville, 1832)
• Semiricinula muricoides (Blainville, 1832)[5]
• Semiricinula squamigera (Deshayes, 1832)
• Semiricinula squamosa (Pease, 1868)[6]
• Semiricinula tissoti (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
• Semiricinula tongasoa Bozzetti, 2018[7]
• Semiricinula turbinoides (Blainville, 1832)[8]

Species brought into synonymy

• Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844): synonym of Morula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844)[9]
• Semiricinula marginatra (Blainville, 1832): synonym of Neothais marginatra (Blainville, 1832)[10]
• Semiricinula nodosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1841) : synonym of Orania nodosa (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848)

References

1. Semiricinula Martens, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 December 2010.
2. Semiricinula fusca Küster, 1862. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
3. Semiricinula hadrolineae (Houart, 1996). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
4. Semiricinula konkanensis (Melvill, 1893). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
5. Semiricinula muricoides (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
6. Semiricinula squamosa (Pease, 1868). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
7. Semiricinula tongasoa Bozzetti, 2018. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 November 2020.
8. Semiricinula turbinoides (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
9. Semiricinula chrysostoma (Deshayes, 1844). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
10. Semiricinula marginatra (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.