Calotrophon

Calotrophon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Calotrophon
Hertlein & Strong, 1951
Synonyms[1]

Hertleinella Berry, 1958
Pseudosalpinx Olsson & Harbison, 1953

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

Species

Species within the genus Calotrophon include:

Species brought into synonymy 
  • Calotrophon bristolae Hertlein & Strong, 1951 : synonym of Calotrophon turritus (Dall, 1919)
  • Calotrophon emilyae Petuch, 1988 † : synonym of Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846)

References

  1. 1 2 Calotrophon Hertlein & Strong, 1951.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 April 2011.
  2. ↑ Calotrophon andrewsi Vokes, 1976.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ↑ Calotrophon hystrix Garcia, 2006.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ↑ Calotrophon ostrearum (Conrad, 1846).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ↑ Calotrophon turritus (Dall, 1919).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 189


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