Taranis (gastropod)
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| Taranis | |
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| Drawing of a shell of Taranis gratiosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Raphitomidae |
| Genus: | Taranis Jeffreys, 1870 |
| Type species | |
| Trophon moerchii Malm, 1861 | |
| Species | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Taranis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.[1]
This genus was formerly placed in subfamily Borsoniinae, family Turridae in Vaught (1989).
The name Taranis is the Latinised name of the Gallic thunder god Taran. It is therefore a masculine name.
