Prototyphis
| Prototyphis | |
|---|---|
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| Prototyphis angasi | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Tripterotyphinae |
| Genus: | Prototyphis Ponder, 1972 |
| Type species | |
| Typhis angasi Crosse, 1863 | |
Prototyphis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Species
Species within the genus Prototyphis include:
- Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863)[2]
- Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873)[3]
- Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008[4]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974):[5] synonym of Prototyphis eos paupereques (Powell, 1974)
References
- ↑ Prototyphis Ponder, 1972. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Prototyphis angasi (Crosse, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ↑ Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
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