Phyllonotus
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| Apertural view of Phyllonotus pomum | |
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| Genus: | Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833
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| Murex imperialis Swainson, W.A., 1833 | |
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Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 | |
Chicoreus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.[1]
In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus [2]
Species
- Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
- Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
- Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
- Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
- Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
- Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863)
- Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
- Phyllonotus superbus (Sowerby, 1889) : synonym of Chicomurex superbus (Sowerby, 1889)
- Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
References
- ^ a b Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . 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=403805 on 23 June 2011
- ^ Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114
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