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

Laevityphis
Laevityphis libos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Laevityphis
Cossmann, 1903
Type species
Typhis coronarius Deshayes, 1865
Synonyms
  • Laevityphis (Laevityphis) Cossmann, 1903
  • Siphonochelus (Laevityphis) Cossmann, 1903
  • Typhis (Laevityphis) Cossmann, 1903 (original rank)

Species

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The genus Laevityphis contains four species:[2] Species within the genus Laevityphis include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

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  1. ^ Laevityphis Cossmann, 1903. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ ITIS Catalogue of Life. Retrieved on 10 August 2015.
  3. ^ Laevityphis bullisi Gertman, 1969. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Laevityphis tillierae (Houart, 1985). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Laevityphis tubuliger (Thiele, 1925). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.
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