''Laevityphis'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

sea snail Sea snails are slow-moving marine (ocean), marine gastropod Mollusca, molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the Taxonomic classification, taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguishe ...

s, marine

gastropod Gastropods (), commonly known as slugs and snails, belong to a large Taxonomy (biology), taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, freshwater, and fro ...

mollusk Mollusca is a phylum of protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum after Arthropoda. The ...

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family Family (from ) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by marriage or other relationship). It forms the basis for social order. Ideally, families offer predictabili ...

Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:ITIS Catalogue of Life.
Retrieved on 10 August 2015. Species within the genus ''Laevityphis'' include: * ''

Laevityphis bullisi ''Laevityphis bullisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as m ...

'' Gertman, 1969 * † ''

Laevityphis costaricensis ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails ...

'' (Olsson, 1922) * † ''

Laevityphis gracilis ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' (Conrad, 1833) † * † ''

Laevityphis jungi ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' Landau & Houart, 2014 † * ''

Laevityphis libos ''Laevityphis libos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mur ...

'' Houart, 2017 * † ''

Laevityphis linguiferus ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' (Dall, 1890) † * † ''

Laevityphis ludbrookae ''Laevityphis ludbrookae'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonl ...

'' Keen & G. B. Campbell, 1964 † * † ''

Laevityphis muticus ''Laevityphis muticus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly k ...

'' (J. de C. Sowerby, 1835) † * † ''

Laevityphis schencki ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' Keen & G. B. Campbell, 1964 † * †'' Laevityphis tepungai'' (C. A. Fleming, 1943) * ''

Laevityphis tillierae ''Laevityphis tillierae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Description Distribution This marine species occurs off New Caledonia New Caledonia ( ; ) is a ...

''' (Houart, 1985) * ''

Laevityphis tubuliger ''Laevityphis tubuliger'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Laevityphis transcurrens'' Martens, 1902: synonym of '' Siphonochelus transcurrens'' (Martens, 1902)

References

* Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.

External links

Cossmann, M. (1903). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Cinquième livraison. Paris, The author and de Rudeval. 215 pp., 9 pls
Muricidae {{Typhinae-stub