Phyllonotus
| Phyllonotus | |
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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 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
- ^ a b 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
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- 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)
