Biology:Phyllonotus
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Short description: Genus of gastropods
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| Apertural view of Phyllonotus pomum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Muricinae |
| Genus: | Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 |
| Type species | |
| Murex imperialis Swainson, W.A., 1833 | |
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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.[1]
In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus [2]
Species
- Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
- Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
- Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
- Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
- Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
- Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
- Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
- Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
- Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
- Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
- 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403805 on 23 June 2011
- ↑ Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q7189330 entry
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