Mazatlania

Mazatlania is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.^[1]

Mazatlania
Mazatlania cosentini
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Columbellidae
Genus:	Mazatlania Dall, 1900
Type species
Buccinum aciculatum Lamarck, 1822
Synonyms
Acus (Euryta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank) Euryta H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (Invalid: junior homonym of Euryta Gistl, 1848 [Cnidaria]; Mazatlania is a replacement name) Terebra (Euryta) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853

Species

Species within the genus Mazatlania include:

• Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi, 1836)
• Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846)^[2]

Species brought into synonymy

• Mazatlania aciculata (Lamarck, 1822): synonym of Mazatlania cosentini (Philippi, 1836)
• Mazatlania hesperia Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932: synonym of Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846)

References

1. Mazatlania. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 04/17/10.
2. Mazatlania fulgurata (Philippi, 1846). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2010.

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst.