Xymenopsis

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

Xymenopsis
Xymenopsis corrugata - preserved specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Pagodulinae
Genus:
Xymenopsis

Powell, 1951
Type species
Fusus liratus Gould, 1849

Species

Species within the genus Xymenopsis include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Xymenopsis albidus (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)
  • Xymenopsis corrugatus [sic]: synonym of Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1848)
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References
  1. Xymenopsis Powell, 1951. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 13 June 2012.
  4. 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.
  5. Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. Xymenopsis subnodosus (Gray, 1839). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. Xymenopsis tcherniai (Gaillard, 1954). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.


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