''Pazinotus'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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gastropod mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Muricopsinae
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of the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pazinotus'' include:
* ''
Pazinotus advenus''
Poorman, 1980
* ''
Pazinotus bodarti''
(Santos Costa, 1993)
* ''
Pazinotus bowdenensis''
(Vokes, 1970)
* ''
Pazinotus brevisplendoris''
(Houart, 1985)
* ''
Pazinotus chionodes''
Houart & Héros, 2012
* ''
Pazinotus falcatiformis''
(Thiele, 1925)
* ''
Pazinotus gili''
Costa & Pimenta, 2012
* ''
Pazinotus goesi''
Houart, 2006
* ''
Pazinotus kilburni''
(Houart, 1987)
* ''
Pazinotus sibogae''
(Schepman
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, 1911)
* ''
Pazinotus smithi''
(Schepman, 1911)
* ''
Pazinotus spectabilis''
Houart, 1991
* ''
Pazinotus stimpsonii''
(Dall, 1889)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Pazinotus oliverae''
ic synonym of ''Pazinotus oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984): synonym of ''Paziella oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984): synonym of ''
Flexopteron oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984) (incorrect gender ending)
* ''Pazinotus oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984): synonym of ''Paziella oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984): synonym of ''
Flexopteron oliverai''
(Kosuge, 1984)
References
Muricopsinae
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