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Truncaria

Genus of gastropods From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Truncaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

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Description

The shell is acuminately oblong and thick. The suture of the spire is channelled . The aperture is anteriorly dilated, posteriorly subemarginated. The columella is arcuated, abruptly truncated in front, with a single anterior fold.[2]

Species

  • Truncaria benjamini Schnetler & M. S. Nielsen, 2018
  • Truncaria filosa (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850)
  • Truncaria lindae Petuch, 1987
  • Truncaria truncata (Deshayes, 1835)
Synonyms
  • Truncaria australis Angas, 1877: synonym of Aesopus australis (Angas, 1877) (original combination)
  • Truncaria eurytoides P. P. Carpenter, 1864: synonym of Aesopus eurytoides (P. P. Carpenter, 1864) (original combination)
  • Truncaria insolita Deshayes, 1865: synonym of † Litiopa insolita (Deshayes, 1865) (superseded combination)
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