Exomilus Explained
Exomilus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Raphitomidae.
Description
The small shell is, subcylindrical. It contains few whorls. The base is concave. The sculpture consists of radial ribs latticed by spiral cords. The outer lip is slightly thickened and denticulate within. The sinus is shallow and subsutural.[1]
Distribution
The species in this marine genus are endemic to Australia.
Species
Species within the genus Exomilus include:
- Species brought into synonymy:
- Exomilus anxius (Hedley, 1909): synonym of Exomilus edychrous (Hervier, 1897)
- Exomilus compressa Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012: synonym of Exomilus compressus Fedosov & Puillandre, 2012
- Exomilus fenestratus (Tate & May, 1900): synonym of Gatliffena fenestrata (Tate & May, 1900)
- Exomilus perangulata Hervier, 1897 : synonym of Mangelia orophoma Melvill & Standen, 1896
- Exomilus spica (Hedley, 1907): synonym of Exomilopsis spica (Hedley, 1907)
References
- Hedley, 1919 [Journal of the Royal Society of New South Wales, supplement to vol. 51: 79, 81]
- Powell, A.W.B. 1966. The molluscan families Speightiidae and Turridae, an evaluation of the valid taxa, both Recent and fossil, with list of characteristic species. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. Auckland, New Zealand 5: 1–184, pls 1–23
External links
Notes and References
- https://archive.org/details/revisionofaustri00hedl Hedley, C. 1922. A revision of the Australian Turridae. Records of the Australian Museum 13(6): 213-359, pls 42-56
