Taphon | |
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Shell of Taphon clavella maganensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
Family: | Melongenidae |
Genus: | Taphon H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
Type species | |
Fusus striatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Busycon (Taphon)H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank) Contents |
Taphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies. [1]
The dextral shell is transversely striated. The whorls are rounded. The aperture is ovate with the fore part produced into a long, slightly-recurved siphonal canal. [2]
Alinda is a subgenus or genus of small air-breathing land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Clausiliidae, the door snails. The name Alinda Adams & Adams, 1855 cannot be used because the older name Plicaphora Hartmann, 1841 has as type * A junior synonym of Alinda's type species Turbo biplicatus Montagu, 1803.
Concholepas is a genus of medium-sized to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock shells.
Amphissa is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae, the dove snails.
Swainsonia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Imbricariinae of the family Mitridae.
Tribulus planospira is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Chorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Cronia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Pinaxia is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Callipara is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Zidona is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Volutidae.
Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
Northia is a genus of large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Photinae of the family Nassariidae.
Nebularia is a genus of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Cylindromitrinae within the family of Mitridae. This name was originally proposed as a subgenus of the genus Mitra. The type species of this genus is Mitra contractaSwainson, 1820.
Genota is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Borsoniidae.
Phrontis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Graphicomassa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Columbellidae.
Caesia is a genus of sea snails in the subfamily Nassariinae of the family Nassariidae.
Callianax is a genus of small predatory sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Olivellinae of the family Olividae, the olives.
Adinus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Nassariidae, the Nassa mud snails or dog whelks.
Truncaria is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.
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