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

Monstrotyphis
Shell of Monstrotyphis goniodes (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Monstrotyphis
Habe, 1961
Type species
Typhis (Typhinellus) tosaensis Azuma, 1960

Species

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Species within the genus Monstrotyphis include:

References

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  1. ^ a b Monstrotyphis Habe, 1961. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Monstrotyphis bivaricata (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Monstrotyphis carolinae (Houart, 1987). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Monstrotyphis imperialis (Keen & Campbell, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Monstrotyphis jardinreinensis (Espinosa, 1985). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Monstrotyphis montfortii (A. Adams, 1863). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Monstrotyphis pauperis (Mestayer, 1916). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Monstrotyphis singularis Houart, 2002. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Houart, R.; Marshall, B.A. 2012: The Recent Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of New Zealand. Molluscan research, 32(3): 137–144. abstract reference page
  10. ^ Monstrotyphis teramachii (Keen & Campbell, 1964). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  11. ^ Monstrotyphis tosaensis (Azuma, 1960). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  12. ^ Monstrotyphis yatesi (Crosse & Fischer, 1865). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Habe T. (1961). Coloured illustrations of the shells of Japan (II). Hoikusha, Osaka. xii + 183 + 42 pp., 66 pls.
  • Houart, R.; Marshall, B. A. (2012). The Recent Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) of New Zealand. Molluscan Research. 32 (3): 137–144.