Hemipolygona

Hemipolygona
Hemipolygona recurvirostra
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Family:	Fasciolariidae
Genus:	Hemipolygona Rovereto, 1899
Type species
Chascax maderensis R. B. Watson, 1873
Synonyms[1]
Chasca Clench & Aguayo, 1941 (Spelling error) Chascax R. B. Watson, 1873 (Junior homonym of Chascax Ritgen, 1829 [Reptilia]; Hemipolygona is a replacement name.)

Hemipolygona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Hemipolygona include:

• Hemipolygona aldeynzeri (Garcia, 2001)
• Hemipolygona amaliae (Küster & Kobelt, 1874)
• Hemipolygona armata (A. Adams, 1854)
• Hemipolygona beckyae (Snyder, 2000)
• Hemipolygona bonnieae (Smythe, 1985)
• Hemipolygona carinifera (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
• Hemipolygona centrifuga (Dall, 1915)
• Hemipolygona cuna (Petuch, 1990)
• Hemipolygona distincta (A. Adams, 1855)[3]
• Hemipolygona lamyi Snyder, 2007[4]
• Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1939)[5]
• Hemipolygona mosselensis (Tomlin, 1932)

Species brought into synonymy

• Hemipolygona honkeri Snyder, 2006:[6] synonym of Bullockus honkeri (Snyder, 2006)
• Hemipolygona mcmurrayi Clench & Aguayo, 1941:[7] synonym of Bullockus mcmurrayi (Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
• Hemipolygona recurvirostra (Schubert & Wagner, 1829): synonym of Nodolatirus recurvirostra (Schubert & J. A. Wagner, 1829)
• Hemipolygona varai (Bullock, 1970): synonym of Bullockus varai (Bullock, 1970)

References

1. Hemipolygona. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 3 September 2010.
2. Hemipolygona carinifera (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 September 2010.
3. Hemipolygona distincta (A. Adams, 1855). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
4. Hemipolygona lamyi Snyder, 2007. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
5. Hemipolygona mcgintyi (Pilsbry, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
6. Hemipolygona honkeri Snyder, 2006. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.
7. Hemipolygona mcmurrayi Clench & Aguayo, 1941. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 April 2010.