Zeatrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Apertural view of the shell of Zeatrophon ambiguus (female) | |
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Genus: | Zeatrophon Finlay, 1926
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Zeatrophon include:
- Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
- † Zeatrophon bonneti (Cossmann, 1903)
- Zeatrophon huttoni (R. Murdoch, 1900)
- † Zeatrophon lassus (Marwick, 1928)
- Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
- Zeatrophon pulcherrimus Finlay, 1930
- Species brought into synonymy
- Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924): synonym of Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
- Zeatrophon elegans Fleming, 1943: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
- Zeatrophon murrayae C. A. Fleming, 1943: synonym of † Zeatrophon lassus (Marwick, 1928) †
- † Zeatrophon mutabilis Marwick, 1928: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
- Zeatrophon tmetus Finlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene huttonii (Murdoch, 1900)
References
edit- ^ Marshall, B.; Houart, R. (2014). Zeatrophon Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399028 on 2015-01-17