Aptyxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Fasciolariidae |
Genus: | Aptyxis Troschel, 1868 |
Type species | |
Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758
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Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editSpecies within the genus Aptyxis include:[1]
- Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Aptyxis luteopicta (Dall, 1877): synonym of Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)
References
edit- ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aptyxis Troschel, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445979 on 2020-05-24
- Russo P. (2016). On the grammatical gender of Aptyxis Troschel, 1884 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 52: 76
- Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis. Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79-86
External links
edit- Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20 [1856-63. Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 247-409 [continued by Thiele, J.] pls 1- 32 [1866-1893] [for dates of publication, see Robertson, 1957: Nautilus 70(4)]