Priene (gastropod)

Priene
Shell of Priene scabrum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Genus: Priene
H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
Type species
Murex anus Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Argobuccinum (Priene) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Lampusia (Priene) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858
  • Liohindsia Coen, 1947
  • Tritonium (Priene) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1858 (original rank)

Priene is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the triton snails, triton shells or tritons.

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