''Phyllonotus'' 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 ...
of medium to large sized
predatory
Predation is a biological interaction in which one organism, the predator, kills and eats another organism, its prey. It is one of a family of common feeding behaviours that includes parasitism and micropredation (which usually do not kill ...
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. These are
carnivorous
A carnivore , or meat-eater (Latin, ''caro'', genitive ''carnis'', meaning meat or "flesh" and ''vorare'' meaning "to devour"), is an animal or plant whose nutrition and energy requirements are met by consumption of animal tissues (mainly mu ...
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 ...
mollusc
Mollusca is a phylum of protostome, protostomic invertebrate animals, whose members are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 76,000 extant taxon, extant species of molluscs are recognized, making it the second-largest animal phylum ...
s 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 or rock snails. With over 1,700 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neog ...
, the murexes or rock snails.
[Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403805 on 23 June 2011]
In 2011 ''Phyllonotus'' was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of ''Chicoreus''
[Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) ''Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae''. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114]
Species
* ''
Phyllonotus bellettii''
Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024
* ''
Phyllonotus erythrostomus''
(Swainson, 1831)
* ''
Phyllonotus eversoni''
(D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
* ''
Phyllonotus globosus''
Emmons, 1858
* ''
Phyllonotus guyanensis''
Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
* ''
Phyllonotus margaritensis
''Phyllonotus margaritensis'', common name the Margarita Murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Shell presents large and strong reaching sizes between 7 ...
''
(Abbott, 1958)
* ''
Phyllonotus mexicanus
''Phyllonotus'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouche ...
''
(Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
* ''
Phyllonotus oculatus
''Phyllonotus oculatus'', common name the oculate apple murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The adult shell size varies between 50 mm and 124&nb ...
''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Phyllonotus peratus'' Keen, 1960
* ''
Phyllonotus pomum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
* ''
Phyllonotus regius
''Phyllonotus'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouche ...
''
(Swainson, 1821)
* ''
Phyllonotus salutensis
''Phyllonotus'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivore, carnivorous marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus S ...
''
Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
* † ''
Phyllonotus sampajauensis
''Phyllonotus'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouche ...
''
(Beets, 1986)
* ''
Phyllonotus whymani
''Phyllonotus'' is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouche ...
''
Petuch & Sargent, 2011
;Species brought into synonymy :
* ''Phyllonotus acanthophora''
A. Adams, 1863: synonym of ''
Ocenebra acanthophora
''Ocinebrellus acanthophorus'' 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 kno ...
'' (A. Adams, 1863)
* ''Phyllonotus coronatus''
A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of ''
Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
* ''Phyllonotus brassica''
(Lamarck, 1822) accepted as ''
Hexaplex brassica
''Hexaplex brassica'' 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 ...
''
(Lamarck, 1822)
* ''Phyllonotus duplex''
(Röding, 1798): synonym of ''
Hexaplex duplex
''Hexaplex duplex'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Subspecies
Both subspecies are now considered synonyms of ''Hexaplex duplex''.
*''Hexaplex duplex duplex'' (Rö ...
''
(Röding, 1798)
* ''Phyllonotus superbus''
(G.B. owerby III, 1889): synonym of ''
Chicomurex superbus
''Chicomurex superbus'', the superb murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 85 mm with the average size ...
'' (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
* ''Phyllonotus trunculus''
(Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''
Hexaplex trunculus
''Hexaplex trunculus'' (previously known as ''Murex trunculus'', ''Phyllonotus trunculus'', or the banded dye-murex) is a medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex shells or rock snails. It is inclu ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
* ''Phyllonotus unifasciatus''
A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of ''
Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata'' (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
References
* Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
*
External links
Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3)
Muricinae
Gastropod genera
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