Jaton is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Ocenebrinae of the family Muricidae, and murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Jaton
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ocenebrinae
Genus: Jaton
Pusch, 1837
Type species
Murex decussatus Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]
  • Jatova Jousseaume, 1880
  • Murex (Jaton) Pusch, 1837 (superseded combination)

Species

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Species within the genus Jaton include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Jaton angolensis Ryan, 1984:[6] synonym of Jaton sinespina Vermeij & Houart, 1996
  • Jaton rikae Petuch & Berschauer, 2019: synonym of Jaton hemitripterus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Jaton westsahariensis Franchi, 2007: synonym of Jaton hemitripterus (Lamarck, 1816)

References

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  1. ^ a b Jaton Pusch, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Jaton decussatus (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Jaton flavidus (Jousseaume, 1874). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Jaton hemitripterus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Jaton sinespina Vermeij & Houart, 1996. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Jaton angolensis Ryan. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Nolf F. & Hubrecht S. (2020). A comparative study of the Jaton species in East Atlantic waters. Neptunea. 15(2): 11-36
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