Pyrazus

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Pyrazus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent[1]
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Pyrazus

Montfort, 1810[2]

Pyrazus is a

mollusks in the family Batillariidae.[3] Pyriazidae is a synonym of Batillariidae[3] and Pyrazus is the type genus of the Pyriazidae.[3]

Pyrazus is (incorrectly?) classified within

Species

Species within the genus Pyrazus include:

Pyrazus scalatus from the Pliocene of Florida

References

  1. ^ a b Bandel K. (2006). "Families of the Cerithioidea and related superfamilies (Palaeo-Caenogastropoda; Mollusca) from the Triassic to the Recent characterized by protoconch morphology - including the description of new taxa". Freiberger Forschungshefte C 511: 59-138. PDF[permanent dead link].
  2. ^ Montfort (1810). Conch. Syst. 2: 458.
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  4. ^ Pyrazus Montfort, 1810. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  5. ^ Pyrazus eriensis (Mörch, 1876). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.
  6. ^ Pyrazus ebeninus (Bruguière, 1792). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 May 2010.