Daphnellopsis

Daphnellopsis
Daphnellopsis fimbriata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ergalataxinae
Genus:	Daphnellopsis Schepman, 1913
Type species
Daphnellopsis lamellosa Schepman, 1913
Species
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Daphnellopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Daphnellopsis include:

• Daphnellopsis fimbriata (Hinds, 1843)[2]
• Daphnellopsis hypselos Houart, 1995[3]
• Daphnellopsis lamellosa Schepman, 1913
• Daphnellopsis lochi Houart, 2013
• † Daphnellopsis lozoueti Houart, 2013
• † Daphnellopsis pinedai Houart, 2013

Species brought into synonymy

• Daphnellopsis murex Hedley, 1922: synonym of Lindapterys murex (Hedley, 1922)

References

1. Daphnellopsis Schepman, 1913. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 April 2011.
2. Daphnellopsis fimbriata (Hinds, 1843). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.
3. Daphnellopsis hypselos Houart, 1995. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 14 April 2010.

• Houart R. (2013) The genus Daphnellopsis (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in the Recent and Quaternary of the Indo-West Pacific province. Journal of Conchology 41(4): 465-480.

External links

• Schepman M.M. (1913) The Prosobranchia of the Siboga Expedition. Part V. Toxoglossa, with a supplement. Siboga-Expeditie, 49e: 365-452, pls. 25-34. Leiden, E.J. Brill