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 Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Monetaria
Troschel, 1863[1]
Type species
Cypraea moneta Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms[1]
  • Aricia Gray, 1837 (invalid: junior homonym of Aricia Savigny, 1822 [Polychaeta])
  • Cypraea (Aricia) Gray, 1837
  • Erosaria (Ravitrona) Iredale, 1930
  • Ornamentaria Schilder & Schilder, 1936
  • Ravitrona Iredale, 1930

Taxonomy

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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

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Species within the genus Monetaria include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Monetaria britannica Schilder, 1927: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria camelorum (Rochebrune, 1884): synonym of Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria candidata Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of Monetaria caputserpentis (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria chionella Sulliotti, 1924: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria endua Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria erua Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria etnographica Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria etolu Steadman & Cotton, 1943: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria hamyi Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Naria turdus (Lamarck, 1810)
  • Monetaria harmandiana Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria annulus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria harrisi Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria isomeres Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria mercatorium Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria monetoides Iredale, 1939: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria perrieri Rochebrune, 1884: synonym of Monetaria obvelata perrieri Rochebrune, 1884
  • Monetaria pleuronectes Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria pseudomoneta C.-H. Hu, 1992: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria rhomboides Schilder & Schilder, 1933: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Monetaria vestimenti Rochebrunne, 1884: synonym of Monetaria moneta (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

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  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  • 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
  • Lorenz, F. (2017). Cowries. A guide to the gastropod family Cypraeidae. Volume 1, Biology and systematics. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 644 pp
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