Cymakra

Cymakra
Cymakra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Conoidea
Family: Turridae
Genus: Cymakra
Gardner, 1937

Cymakra is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turridae, the turrids.[1]

These are epifaunal carnivores occurring in the Gulf of Mexico.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), the following species with a valid name are included within the genus Cymakra : [1]

  • Cymakra torticula (Dall, 1889)
Synonymized species 
  • Cymakra baileyi McLean & Poorman, 1971 : synonym of Mitromorpha baileyi (McLean & Poorman, 1971)
  • Cymakra granata McLean & Poorman, 1971 : synonym of Mitromorpha granata (McLean & Poorman, 1971)

References

  1. ^ a b Cymakra Gardner, 1937 .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=415266  on 3 October 2010.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

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