Neothais

Genus of gastropods

Neothais
Shell of Neothais marginatra (syntype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Neothais
Iredale, 1912
Type species
Purpura smithi Brazier, 1889
Species

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Neothais is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Neothais include:

  • Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837)[2]
  • † Neothais lassa Marwick, 1948
  • Neothais marginatra (Blainville, 1832)
  • Neothais nesiotes (Dall, 1908)[3]
  • Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889)[4]
Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. ^ Neothais Iredale, 1912. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Neothais nesiotes (Dall, 1908). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.
  • Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228, pl. 9
  • Tan K. S. (2003) Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 37(8): 911-1028
Taxon identifiers
Neothais


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