Biplex

Biplex
Apertural view of the shell of Biplex perca
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Tonnoidea
Family: Ranellidae
Genus: Biplex
Perry, 1811
Type species
Biplex perca Perry, 1811
Synonyms
  • Bursa (Biplex) Perry, 1810
  • Gyrineum (Biplex) Perry, 1810

Biplex is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Ranellidae, the tritons.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Biplex include:[2]

Species brought into synonymy
  • Biplex australasia Perry, 1811: synonym of Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811)
  • Biplex corrugata Perry, 1811: synonym of Bursa corrugata (Perry, 1811)
  • Biplex elegans Perry, 1811: synonym of Gyrineum natator (Röding, 1798)
  • Biplex hirasei Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961: synonym of Gyrineum hirasei (Kuroda & Habe in Habe, 1961)
  • Biplex pulchra (G. B. Sowerby II, 1836): synonym of Biplex aculeata (Schepman, 1909)
  • Biplex rosa Perry, 1811: synonym of Bursa rosa (Perry, 1811)
  • Biplex rubicola Perry, 1811: synonym of Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798)
  • Biplex tuberculus Perry, 1811: synonym of Tutufa (Tutufella) rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Biplex variegata Perry, 1811: synonym of Gyrineum gyrinum (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

Biplex pulchella (museum specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
  1. Bouchet, P. (2015). Biplex Perry, 1810. In: MolluscaBase (2015). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=456376 on 2016-02-15
  2. The Genus Biplex Perry, 1811


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