Pradoxa

Pradoxa
	Pradoxa confirmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Pradoxa ; Fernandes & Rolán, 1993
Type species
	Paradoxa confirmataF. Fernandes & Rolán, 1990;
Synonyms
	Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 (Junior homonym of Paradoxa Marshall, 1894); Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 (Replacement name for Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 non Marshall, 1894, but itself a junior homonym of Paradoxon Fleutiaux, 1903.);

Last updated March 10, 2026

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

Species

Species within the genus Pradoxa include:^[1]

Pradoxa confirmata (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990)^[2]
Pradoxa gorii Houart & Rolán, 2012
Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)^[3]
Pradoxa urdambideli Houart & Rolán, 2012

References

1 2 3 Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
↑ Pradoxa confirmata (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
↑ Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

Fernandes F. & Rolán E. 1990. Nuevo género y nuevas especies de la familia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) en la isla de São Tomé. Bollettino Malacologico, 25: 9–12.
Fernandes F. & Rolán E. (1993) Pradoxa nomen novum para Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990. Iberus 11(1): 61.
Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón. Iberus, 30(1): 1-14

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 3 Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.

[2] Pradoxa confirmata (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

[3] Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

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Pradoxa

Pradoxa confirmata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993
Type species
Paradoxa confirmataF. Fernandes & Rolán, 1990
Synonyms ^[1]
Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 (Junior homonym of Paradoxa Marshall, 1894) Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 (Replacement name for Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 non Marshall, 1894, but itself a junior homonym of Paradoxon Fleutiaux, 1903.)