Marita (gastropod)
Encyclopedia
Marita is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod mollusks in the family
Mangeliidae.
(WoRMS)
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the Australian species
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod mollusks in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Mangeliidae.
Species
Species within the genus Marita include according to the World Register of Marine SpeciesWorld Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species is a database that hopes to provide an authoritative and comprehensive list of names of marine organisms. The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scientific specialists on each group of organism. These taxonomists control the quality of the...
(WoRMS)
- Marita bella (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Marita elongata Laseron, 1954
- Marita inornata (Sowerby III, 1896)
- Marita insculpta (Adams & Angas, 1864)
- Marita nitidus (Hedley, 1922)
- Marita schoutenensis (May, 1911)
- Marita tumida Laseron, 1954
The Indo-Pacific Molluscan Database also includes the Australian species
- Marita compta (Adams & Angas, 1864)