Paramontana is a small genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.MolluscaBase (2018). Paramontana Laseron, 1954. Accessed through: World Register of Marine * at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=432530 on 2018-02-28
This genus was originally defined solely by the non-planctotrophic protoconch morphology of its species. It should be considered as a synonym of either Kermia or Pseudodaphnella Fedosov, Alexander E., and Nicolas Puillandre. "Phylogeny and taxonomy of the Kermia–Pseudodaphnella (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Raphitomidae) genus complex: a remarkable radiation via diversification of larval development." Systematics and Biodiversity 10.4 (2012): 447-477
Species Species within the genus Paramontana include: Paramontana blanfordi (G. Nevill & H. Nevill, 1875) Paramontana exilis (Pease, 1860) Paramontana fusca Laseron, 1954 Paramontana mayana (Hedley, 1922) Paramontana modesta (Angas, 1877) Paramontana punicea (Hedley, 1922) Paramontana rufozonata (Angas, 1877) Species brought into synonymy Paramontana oligoina (Hedley, 1922) : synonym of Pseudodaphnella oligoina Hedley, 1922
References
Laseron, C. 1954. Revision of the New South Wales Turridae (Mollusca). Australian Zoological Handbook. Sydney : Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales pp. 56, pls 1–12. Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
External links
Bouchet, P.; Kantor, Y. I.; Sysoev, A.; Puillandre, N. (2011). A new operational classification of the Conoidea (Gastropoda). Journal of Molluscan Studies. 77(3): 273-308
Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base: Raphitomidae Grove, S.J. (2018). A Guide to the Seashells and other Marine Molluscs of Tasmania