Iphitus (gastropod)

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Iphitus
Iphitus escondida (MNHN-IM-2000-32511).jpeg
Shell of Iphitus escondida (specimen at MNHN, Paris)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Iphitus
Jeffreys, 1883
Type species
Iphitus tuberatus
Jeffreys, 1883
Synonyms
  • IphitellaThiele, 1925 (Unnecessary replacement)
  • SculptiferBeu & Climo, 1974
  • StylotrochusSeguenza, 1876 (Invalid: junior homonym of Stylotrochus Haeckel, 1862)

Iphitus is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae of the superfamily Epitonioidea, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies. [1]

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Species

Species within the genus Iphitus include:

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). Iphitus Jeffreys, 1883. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137946 on 2014-12-31