Xymenopsis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Pagodulinae |
| Genus: | Xymenopsis Powell, 1951 |
| Type species | |
| Fusus liratus Gould, 1849
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Species edit
Species within the genus Xymenopsis include:
- Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)[2]
- Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845)[3]
- Xymenopsis flechensis Brunet 1997 [4]
- † Xymenopsis heros Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1995
- Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833)[5]
- Xymenopsis peninsularis Brunet 1997 [4]
- Xymenopsis quenseli Brunet 1997 [4]
- Xymenopsis subnodosus (Gray, 1839)[6]
- Xymenopsis tcherniai (Gaillard, 1954)[7]
- Species brought into synonymy
- Xymenopsis albidus (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)
- Xymenopsis corrugatus [sic]: synonym of Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
References edit
- ^ Xymenopsis Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 June 2012.
- ^ a b c 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 muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xymenopsis subnodosus (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
- ^ Xymenopsis tcherniai (Gaillard, 1954). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
External links edit
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- 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): 596-616
- Barco, 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
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