Xanthochorus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Xanthochorus | |
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Xanthochorus cassidiformis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Ocenebrinae |
Genus: | Xanthochorus Fischer, 1884 |
Species
editSpecies within the genus Xanthochorus include:
- Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip, 1833)[2]
- Xanthochorus cassidiformis (Blainville, 1832)[3]
References
edit- ^ Xanthochorus Fischer, 1884. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xanthochorus cassidiformis (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.