Amathina is a genus of small sea snails, marine heterobranch gastropod molluscs or micromolluscs in the family Amathinidae.WoRMS (2010). Amathina Gray, 1842. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181104 on 2011-03-15
Amathina is the type genus of the family Amathinidae.
Species Species within the genus Amathina include: Amathina oyamai Masuda & H. Noda, 1976 Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767)Gofas, S. (2010). Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=181105 on 2011-03-15 Species brought into synonymy Amathina angustata Souverbie, 1875: synonym of Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767) Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861: synonym of Trichamathina bicarinata (Pease, 1861) (superseded combination) Amathina imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889: synonym of Hipponicidae incertae sedis imbricata G. B. Sowerby III, 1889 (not Amathina, but rather Hipponicidae) Amathina nobilis A. Adams, 1867: synonym of Trichamathina nobilis (A. Adams, 1867) Amathina tricostata (Gmelin, 1790):WoRMS (2010). Amathina tricostata (Gmelin, 1790). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=215181 on 2011-03-15 synonym of Amathina tricarinata (Linnaeus, 1767) Amathina trigona G. B. Sowerby II, 1870: synonym of Amathina bicarinata Pease, 1861 Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867): synonym of Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867 Amathina violaceus (Angas, 1867): synonym of Amathina violacea (Angas, 1867): synonym of Capulus violaceus Angas, 1867 (incorrect gender ending)
References
External links Neave, Sheffield Airey. (1939-1996). Nomenclator Zoologicus vol. 1-10