Syrinx (gastropod)

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Syrinx
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Syrinx aruanus
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Syrinx

Röding, 1798
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Syrinx is a monospecific genus of large sea snails with a gill and an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae. [1]

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Distribution

This marine species can be found along the coasts of northern and western half of Australia and adjacent areas, including eastern Indonesia and Papua New Guinea

Species

Species brought into synonymy

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References

  1. Bouchet, P. (2011). Cryptofusus Beu, 2011 . Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27