Aptyxis

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Aptyxis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Fasciolariidae
Genus: Aptyxis
Troschel, 1868
Type species
Murex syracusanus
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Aptysis [sic] (misspelling of Aptyxis Troschel, 1868)
  • Latirus (Aptyxis) Troschel, 1868

Aptyxis is a

mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Aptyxis include:[1]

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ a b c MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aptyxis Troschel, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445979 on 2020-05-24
  • Russo P. (2016). On the grammatical gender of Aptyxis Troschel, 1884 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 52: 76
  • Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis. Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79-86

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