Magilus
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| Genus: | Magilus Montfort, 1810
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| Magilus antiquus Montfort, P.D. de, 1810 | |
Magilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
This genus was brought by Michel (1988) into the separate family Magilidae together with Latiaxis
Species
Species within the genus Magilus include:
- Magilus antiquus Montfort[2]
- Magilus latens Bozzetti, 2011
- Species brought into synonymy
- Magilus antiquatus Linnaeus:[3] synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus fimbriatus A. Adams:[4] synonym of Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1852)
- Magilus globulosus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus lamarckii (Deshayes, 1863) : synonym of Leptoconchus lamarckii Deshayes, 1863
- Magilus microcephalus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus peronii Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1818 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus serratus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1872 : synonym of Magilus antiquus
- Magilus striatus:[5] synonym of Leptoconchus striatus Rüppell, 1835
References
- ^ Magilus Montfort, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 12 March 2011.
- ^ Magilus antiquus Montfort. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Magilus antiquatus Linnaeus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Magilus fimbriatus A. Adams. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Magilus striatus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Vaught, K.C. (1989). A classification of the living Mollusca. American Malacologists: Melbourne, FL (USA). ISBN 0-915826-22-4. XII, 195 pp
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