''Xymene'' is a
genus of
predatory sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusc
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s in the
family Muricidae, the rock snails, found in New Zealand.
[Houart, R. (2010). Xymene Iredale, 1915. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399023 on 2011-04-10]
Species
Species and subspecies within the genus ''Xymene'' include:
* ''
Xymene convexus''
(Suter
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* Andrew Burn Suter (1830–1895), Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand
* August Suter (1887& ...
, 1909)
* ''
Xymene erectus''
(Suter, 1909)
* ''
Xymene huttoni
''Xymene huttoni'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusc in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Marshall, B.; Houart, R. (2014). Xymene huttonii (Murdoch, 1900). Acces ...
''
(Murdoch, 1900)
* ''
Xymene plebeius
''Xymene plebeius'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
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''
( Hutton, 1873)
* ''
Xymene pumilus''
(Suter
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* Andrew Burn Suter (1830–1895), Bishop of the Diocese of Nelson, New Zealand
* August Suter (1887& ...
, 1909)
* ''
Xymene teres
''Xymene teres'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family
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''
( Finlay, 1930)
* ''
Xymene warreni''
Ponder, 1972
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Xymene ambiguus''
(Philippi
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, 1844): synonym of ''
Zeatrophon ambiguus
''Zeatrophon ambiguus'' common name the large trophon, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.Marshall, B.; Rosenberg, G. (2014). Zeatrophon ambiguus (Ph ...
''
(Philippi, 1844)
* ''Xymene aucklandicus''
(E. A. Smith, 1902): synonym of ''
Axymene aucklandicus''
(E. A. Smith, 1902)
* ''Xymene gouldi''
(Cossmann, 1903): synonym of ''
Fuegotrophon pallidus''
(Broderip, 1833)
* ''Xymene inferus''
(Hutton, 1878): synonym of ''Xymene plebeius''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Xymene mortenseni''
( Odhner, 1924): synonym of ''
Zeatrophon mortenseni
''Zeatrophon mortenseni'' is a species of predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc
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''
(Odhner, 1924)
* ''Xymene oliveri''
Marwick, 1924: synonym of ''Xymene pusillus''
(Suter, 1907)
* ''Xymene pulcherrimus''
( Finlay, 1930): synonym of ''
Zeatrophon pulcherrimus
''Zeatrophon pulcherrimus'' is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc
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''
Finlay, 1930
* ''Xymene pusillus''
(Suter, 1907): synonym of ''
Xymenella pusilla
''Xymenella pusilla'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class com ...
''
(Suter, 1907)
* ''Xymene quirindus''
Iredale, 1915: synonym of ''Xymene traversi''
(Hutton, 1873)
* ''Xymene robustus''
Finlay, 1924: synonym of ''Xymene pumilus''
(Suter, 1909)
* ''Xymene traversi''
( Hutton, 1873): synonym of ''
Axymene traversi''
(Hutton, 1873)
References
*
Powell A W B, ''New Zealand Mollusca'',
William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979
W.F. Pondser, ''A review of the genus Xymene Iredale of New Zealand (Mollusca: Muricidae)'', Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 1972, vol. 2 (4), pp. 471-499 Bruce A. Marshall, ''Molluscan and brachiopod taxa introduced by F. W. Hutton in The New Zealand journal of science''; Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 25, Issue 4, 1995
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