Pagodulinae is a
taxonomic
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subfamily
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex shells or rock shells.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711570 on 2015-01-17]
The genera in this family were previously grouped in a larger subfamily, the
Trophoninae.
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Pagodulinae include:
* ''
Abyssotrophon
''Abyssotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Abyssotrophon'' include:
*''Abyssotrophon chris ...
''
Egorov, 1993
* ''
Actinotrophon
''Actinotrophon'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Actinotrophon D ...
''
Dall, 1902
* ''
Axymene''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Boreotrophon''
P. Fischer, 1884
* ''
Comptella''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Enixotrophon''
Iredale, 1929
* ''
Lamellitrophon''
B. A. Marshall & Houart, 2022
* ''
Lenitrophon''
Finlay, 1926 (belongs to the subfamily
nassignedMuricidae)
* ''
Nodulotrophon''
T. Habe & Ki. Ito, 1965
* ''
Pagodula''
Monterosato, 1884
* ''
Paratrophon''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Paziella''
Jousseaume, 1880
* † ''
Peritrophon''
Marwick, 1931
* ''
Poirieria''
Jousseaume, 1880
* ''
Terefundus''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Trophonella''
Harasewych & Pastorino, 2010
* ''
Trophonopsis
''Trophonopsis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Trophonopsis'' include:
* ''Trophonopsis aberrans ...
''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* † ''
Vesanula''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Xymene''
Iredale, 1915
* ''
Xymenella''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Xymenopsis''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Zeatrophon''
Finlay, 1926
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Chalmon''
de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of ''Trophonopsis''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* ''Houartiella''
Smriglio, Mariottini & Bonfitto, 1997: synonym of ''Trophonopsis''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* ''Pinon''
de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of ''Pagodula''
Monterosato, 1884
References
Barco A., Schiaparelli S., Houart R., Oliverio M. (2012). ''Cenozoic evolution of Muricidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) in the Southern Ocean, with the description of a new subfamily''. Zoologica Scripta, vol. 41, p. 596-616
Muricidae
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