Haustrum (gastropod) explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Haustrum include:

• Haustrum albomarginatum (Deshayes, 1839)
• Haustrum haustorium (Gmelin, 1791) - synonym: Haustrum zealandicum Perry, 1811^[1]
• † Haustrum intermedium (Powell & Bartrum, 1929)
• Haustrum lacunosum (Bruguière, 1789)^[2]
• † Haustrum maximum (Powell & Bartrum, 1929)
• Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)^[3]

Synonyms:

• Haustrum baileyanum (Tenison-Woods, 1881):^[4] synonym of Bedeva baileyana (Tenison Woods, 1881)
• Haustrum dentex Perry, 1811: synonym of Plicopurpura columellaris (Lamarck, 1816)
• Haustrum flindersi (Adams & Angas, 1863):^[5] synonym of Bedeva flindersi (A. Adams & Angas, 1864)
• Haustrum pictum Perry, 1811: synonym of Tribulus planospira (Lamarck, 1822)
• Haustrum striatum Perry, 1811: synonym of Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
• Haustrum ventricosum Kaicher, 1980: synonym of Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
• Haustrum vinosum (Lamarck, 1822):^[6] synonym of Bedeva vinosa (Lamarck, 1822)

References

• Hutton, F. W. (1883). Revision of the recent Rhachiglossate Mollusca of New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Science (1) 1 (12): 575–576.
• Finlay, H. J. (1928). The Recent Mollusca of the Chatham Islands. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 59: 232–286.

External links

• Bruce A. Marshall, Molluscan and brachiopod taxa introduced by F. W. Hutton in The New Zealand journal of science; Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, Volume 25, Issue 4, 1995
• 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.

Notes and References

1. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum haustorium (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395188 on 2010-05-15
2. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum lacunosum (Bruguière, 1789). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395189 on 2010-05-15
3. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum scobina (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395190 on 2010-05-15
4. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum baileyanum (Tenison-Woods, 1881). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395184 on 2010-05-15
5. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum flindersi (Adams & Angas, 1863). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395187 on 2010-05-15
6. Houart, R. (2009). Haustrum vinosum (Lamarck, 1822). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=395191 on 2010-05-15