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Genus of gastropods
Thais , sometimes known by the
common names dog winkles or rock shells, is a
genus of medium to large
predatory
sea snails with an
operculum ,
marine
gastropod
molluscs in the
family
Muricidae .
[1]
Species
Species within the genus Thais include:
Synonyms
Thais aculeata
Deshayes & Milne-Edwards, 1844 : synonym of
Tylothais aculeata (Deshayes, 1844)
Thais alouina (
Röding , 1798) : synonym of
Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798)
Thais aperta
Blainville , 1832 : synonym of
Drupa aperta (
Blainville , 1832)
Thais bimaculata (Jonas, 1845) : synonym of
Menathais bimaculata (Jonas, 1845)
Thais bitubercularis (
Lamarck , 1822) : synonym of
Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais blanfordi (Melvill, 1893) : synonym of
Indothais blanfordi (Melvill, 1893)
Thais bronni (Dunker, 1860) : synonym of
Reishia bronni (Dunker, 1860)
Thais callaoensis (Gray, 1828) : synonym of
Acanthais callaoensis (J. E. Gray, 1828) (superseded combination)
Thais callifera (
Lamarck , 1822) : synonym of
Thaisella callifera (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais carinifera : synonym of Thais lacera (Born, 1778)
Thais chocolata (Duclos, 1832) : synonym of
Thaisella chocolata (P.L. Duclos, 1832)
Thais clavigera Köster, 1858 : synonym of
Reishia clavigera (Küster, 1860)
Thais coronata (
Lamarck , 1816) : synonym of
Thaisella coronata (Lamarck, 1816)
Thais delessertiana (
D'Orbigny , 1841) : synonym of
Stramonita delessertiana (d'Orbigny, 1841)
Thais deltoidea (
Lamarck , 1822) - deltoid rocksnail: synonym of
Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais dubia (
Schepman , 1922) : synonym of
Indothais dubia (Schepman, 1919)
Thais echinata (
Blainville , 1832) : synonym of
Mancinella echinata (Blainville, 1832)
Thais echinulata (
Lamarck , 1822) : synonym of
Mancinella echinulata (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais emarginata (
Deshayes , 1839) : synonym of
Nucella emarginata (
Deshayes , 1839)
Thais gemmulata : synonym of
Thais (Mancinella) alouina (
Röding , 1798)
Thais gradata (Jonas, 1846) : synonym of
Indothais gradata (Jonas, 1846)
Thais grandis (Sowerby, 1835) : synonym of
Neorapana grandis (Sowerby I, 1835)
Thais grossa Houart, 2001 : synonym of
Mancinella grossa (Houart, 2001) (basionym)
Thais haemastoma (
Linnaeus ,
1758 ) : synonym of
Stramonita haemastoma (
Linnaeus , 1767)
Thais herberti Houart, 1998 : synonym of
Mancinella herberti (Houart, 1998) (basionym)
Thais hippocastanum (
Linnaeus ,
1758 ) : synonym of
Thais (Thalessa) virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Thais intermedia (
Kiener , 1835) : synonym of
Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1835)
Thais javanica (Philippi, 1848) : synonym of
Indothais javanica (Philippi, 1848)
Thais jubilaea Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990 :
[2] synonym of Reishia jubilaea (K.-S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1990) : synonym of
Reishia luteostoma (Holten, 1802)
Thais keluo Tan & Liu, 2001 : synonym of
Reishia keluo (K.-S. Tan & L.-L. Liu, 2001)
Thais kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832) : synonym of
Thaisella kiosquiformis (Duclos, 1832)
Thais lacera (
Born , 1778) : synonym of
Indothais lacera (Born, 1778)
Thais lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791) : synonym of
Nucella lamellosa (Gmelin, 1791)
Thais langi
Clench & Turner, 1948 : synonym of
Thaisella forbesii (Dunker, 1853)
Thais lapillus
Linnaeus ,
1758 - the
dog whelk : synonym of
Nucella lapillus (
Linnaeus ,
1758 )
Thais lata (
Kuroda , 1931) : synonym of
Mancinella lata (Kuroda, 1931)
Thais luteostoma Holton, 1803 : synonym of
Reishia luteostoma (Holten, 1802)
Thais malayensis Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996 : synonym of
Indothais malayensis (Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
Thais mancinella
Linnaeus : synonym of
Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798)
Thais mariae Morettes, 1954 : synonym of
Thaisella mariae (Morretes, 1954) (basionym)
Thais marmorata (
Pease , 1865) : synonym of
Mancinella marmorata (Pease, 1865)
Thais melones (Duclos, 1832) : synonym of
Vasula melones (Duclos, 1832)
Thais muricata (Broderip, 1832) : synonym of
Neorapana muricata (Broderip, 1832)
Thais orbita (
Gmelin , 1791) - White rock shell: synonym of
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
Thais pica
Blainville : synonym of
Thais (Thalessa) tuberosa (
Röding , 1798)
Thais pinangensis Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996 : synonym of
Indothais pinangensis (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
Thais rufotincta Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996 : synonym of
Indothais rufotincta (K. S. Tan & Sigurdsson, 1996)
Thais rustica (
Lamarck , 1822)
Rustic rocksnail : synonym of
Stramonita rustica (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais sacellum (
Gmelin , 1791) : synonym of
Indothais sacellum (Gmelin, 1791)
Thais savignyi (
Deshayes , 1844) : synonym of Thalessa savignyi (Deshayes, 1844) ; synonym of
Tylothais savignyi (Deshayes, 1844)
Thais siro
Kuroda , 1931 : synonym of
Mancinella siro (Kuroda, 1931)
Thais speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832) : synonym of
Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)
Thais stellata
Röding , 1798: synonym of
Stramonita haemastoma (
Linnaeus , 1767)
Thais tissoti (
Petit , 1852) : synonym of
Semiricinula tissoti (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
Thais triangularis (
Blainville , 1832) : synonym of
Acanthais triangularis (Blainville, 1832)
Thais trinitatensis (Guppy, 1869) : synonym of
Thaisella trinitatensis (Guppy, 1869) (superseded combination)
Thais tuberculata (Sowerby, 1835) : synonym of
Neorapana tuberculata (Sowerby I, 1835)
Thais tuberosa (
Röding , 1798) : synonym of
Menathais tuberosa (Röding, 1798)
Thais tumulosa (
Reeve , 1846) : synonym of Thalessa tumulosa (Reeve, 1846) : synonym of
Thaisella tumulosa (Reeve, 1846)
Thais undata
Lamarck : synonym of
Reishia bitubercularis (Lamarck, 1822)
Thais virgata (
Dillwyn , 1817) : synonym of
Tylothais virgata (Dillwyn, 1817)
Thais woodwardi (Roxo, 1924) : synonym of †
Melongena woodwardi (Roxo, 1924) - from
Miocene of the
Pebas Formation
[3]
Thais wutingi Tan, 1997 : synonym of
Indothais wutingi (Tan, 1997) (original combination)
References
Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca . American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA).
ISBN
0-915826-22-4 . XII, 195 pp
Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a
Hedley bibliography of guides to their identification . Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
Further reading
R. Tucker Abbott, Percy A. Morris, Roger Tory Peterson, (1995), A Field Guide to Shells of the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and the West Indies Houghton Mifflin Co., Boston, New York (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Macpherson, J.H. & Gabriel, C.J. (1962) Marine Molluscs of Victoria . Melbourne University Press & The National Museum of Victoria
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