Macron (gastropod)

Macron
Macron aethiops (Reeve, 1847)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Buccinoidea
Genus:	Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Synonyms [1]
MacroniscusThiele, 1929 Pseudoliva (Macron)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 ·

Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea. ^[1]

Description

The callus of the inner lip is defined. The columella is obliquely wrinkled. The spire is elevated with the suture channelled. ^[2]

Species

Species within the genus Macron include: ^[1]

• Macron aethiops (Reeve, 1847) Pacific coast of Mexico
• † Macron escalonia (Vermeij & DeVries, 1997)
• Macron lividus (A. Adams, 1855) tide pools on the Southern California coast
• Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998 ^[3]
• Macron orcutti Dall, 1918 Baja California coast
• † Macron vermeiji S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2003
• Macron wrightii H. Adams, 1865

Synonyms

• Macron stereoglypta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882): synonym of Macron wrightii H. Adams, 1865

References

1. Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 11 September 2010.
2. Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
3. Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 29 April 2010.

External links

• Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
• Vermeij, G. J. (1998). Generic revision of the neogastropod family Pseudolividae. Nautilus. 111(2): 53-84