''Xymenopsis'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the subfamily
Pagodulinae
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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 ''Xymenopsis'' include:
* ''
Xymenopsis buccineus''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''
Xymenopsis corrugata''
(Reeve, 1845)
* ''
Xymenopsis flechensis''
Brunet 1997 [Brunet (1997), ''New species of Mollusca from the Entrerriense Formation (Upper Miocene) of Chubut Province, Argentina and species not previously reported from this formation. Part 2 - Gastropoda''. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology, 30(2), August 27, 1997: 61-98.]
* † ''
Xymenopsis heros''
Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1995
* ''
Xymenopsis muriciformis''
(King & Broderip, 1833)
* ''
Xymenopsis peninsularis''
Brunet 1997
* ''
Xymenopsis quenseli''
Brunet 1997
* ''
Xymenopsis subnodosus''
(Gray, 1839)
* ''
Xymenopsis tcherniai''
(Gaillard, 1954)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Xymenopsis albidus''
(Philippi, 1846): synonym of ''Xymenopsis buccineus''
(Lamarck, 1816)
* ''Xymenopsis corrugatus''
ic synonym of ''Xymenopsis corrugata''
(Reeve, 1848)
References
External links
Powell A. W. B. (1951). Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports, 26: 47-196, pl. 5-10 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. 41 (6): 596-616Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81(4): 476-488
Pagodulinae
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