Xymenopsis

Xymenopsis
Shell of Xymenopsis buccineus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Xymenopsis
Powell, 1951
Type species
Fusus liratus
Gould, 1849

Xymenopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Xymenopsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Xymenopsis albidus (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Xymenopsis corrugatus [sic]: synonym of Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1848)

References

  1. ^ Xymenopsis Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b c Brunet (1997), New species of Mollusca from the Entrerriense Formation (Upper Miocene) of Chubut Province, Argentina and species not previously reported from this formation. Part 2 - Gastropoda. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology, 30(2), August 27, 1997: 61-98.
  5. ^ Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Xymenopsis subnodosus (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Xymenopsis tcherniai (Gaillard, 1954). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
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