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Genus of gastropods

Zeatrophon
Apertural view of the shell of Zeatrophon ambiguus (female)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Pagodulinae
Genus: Zeatrophon
Finlay, 1926

Zeatrophon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Zeatrophon include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Zeatrophon caudatinus Finlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene mortenseni (Odhner, 1924): synonym of Zeatrophon mortenseni (Odhner, 1924)
  • Zeatrophon elegans Fleming, 1943: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
  • Zeatrophon murrayae C. A. Fleming, 1943: synonym of † Zeatrophon lassus (Marwick, 1928)
  • Zeatrophon mutabilis Marwick, 1928: synonym of Zeatrophon ambiguus (Philippi, 1844)
  • Zeatrophon tmetus Finlay, 1930: synonym of Xymene huttonii (Murdoch, 1900)

References

  1. Marshall, B.; Houart, R. (2014). Zeatrophon Finlay, 1926. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=399028 on 2015-01-17
Taxon identifiers
Zeatrophon


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