Biology:Phyllonotus

Phyllonotus 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.

In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus

Species

• Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
• Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
• † Phyllonotus evergladesensis Petuch, 1994
• Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
• Phyllonotus feliciae Berschauer & Petuch, 2025
• Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
• Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
• † Phyllonotus labelleensis Petuch, 1994
• Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
• † Phyllonotus martinshugari Petuch, 1994
• Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
• † Phyllonotus mississippiensis (Conrad, 1847)
• Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
• Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
• Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
• Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
• Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
• † Phyllonotus sampajauensis (Beets, 1986)
• † Phyllonotus trophoniformis (Heilprin, 1887)
• Phyllonotus whymani Petuch & Sargent, 2011

Species brought into synonymy

• Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863)
• Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
• Phyllonotus brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
• Phyllonotus duplex (Röding, 1798): synonym of Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798)
• Phyllonotus superbus (G.B. owerby III, 1889): synonym of Chicomurex superbus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
• Phyllonotus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
• Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)

References

• Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
• Petuch, E. J., Berschauer, D. P. & Powell II, C. L. (2024). "Two new muricid gastropods from the tropical Americas.". The Festivus 56 (3): 201–207. 

External links

• Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3)

Wikidata ☰ Q7189330 entry