Amauropsis is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Naticidae, the moon snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Naticoidea |
| Family: | Naticidae |
| Genus: | Amauropsis Mörch, 1857 |
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| Nerita islandica Gmelin, 1791
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Amauropsis include:
- Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906)[2]
- Amauropsis apora (R. B. Watson, 1881)
- Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908)[3]
- Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916)[4]
- Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897)[5]
- Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908)[6]
- Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)[7]
- Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990[8]
- Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881)[9]
- Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907[10]
- Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877)[11]
- Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908)[12]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Amauropsis globulus Angas, 1880: synonym of Problitora globula (Angas, 1880)
- Amauropsis moerchi A. Adams & Angas, 1864: synonym of Problitora moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864): synonym of Alexania moerchi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Amauropsis purpurea Dall, 1871: synonym of Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
- Amauropsis subperforata (Dell, 1956): synonym of Falsilunatia subperforata Dell, 1956
- Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881):[13] synonym of Falsilunatia xantha (Watson, 1881)
- Uncertain species
- Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910)[14] (taxon inquirendum)
References
edit- ^ a b Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. WoRMS (2010). Amauropsis Mörch, 1857. 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=138236 on 16 June 2010 .
- ^ Amauropsis anderssoni (Strebel, 1906). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis aureolutea (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis bransfieldensis (Preston, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis brassiculina (Locard, 1897). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis georgiana (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis powelli Dell, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis prasina (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis rossiana Smith, 1907. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis sphaeroides (Jeffreys, 1877). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis subpallescens (Strebel, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis xantha (Watson, 1881). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- ^ Amauropsis godfroyi (Lamy, 1910). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 June 2010.
- Torigoe K. & Inaba A. (2011). Revision on the classification of Recent Naticidae. Bulletin of the Nishinomiya Shell Museum. 7: 133 + 15 pp., 4 pls.
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca. in: Costello, M.J. et al. (eds), European Register of Marine Species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Patrimoines Naturels. 50: 180-213
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