Genus of gastropods
Monetaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries.[1]
Taxonomy
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
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
- 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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