Lirapex Explained

Lirapex is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Peltospiridae.

Species

Species within the genus Lirapex include:

• Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001
• Lirapex granularis Warén & Bouchet, 1989
• Lirapex humatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001
• Lirapex politus Chen, Zhou, Wang & Copley, 2017^[1]

Synonyms:

• Lirapex costellata Warén & Bouchet, 1989: synonym of Lirapex costellatus Warén & Bouchet, 2001 (wrong grammatical agreement in original description)
• Lirapex humata Warén & Bouchet, 1989 : synonym of Lirapex humatus Warén & Bouchet, 1989 (wrong grammatical agreement in original description)

References

• Spencer, H.G., Marshall, B.A. & Willan, R.C. (2009). Checklist of New Zealand living Mollusca. Pp 196-219. in: Gordon, D.P. (ed.) New Zealand inventory of biodiversity. Volume one. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia. Canterbury University Press, Christchurch.

External links

• Warén A. & Bouchet P. (1989). New gastropods from East Pacific hydrothermal vents. Zoologica Scripta. 18(1): 67-102

Notes and References

1. Chen . Chong . Zhou . Yadong . Wang. Chunsheng. Copley . Jonathan T. . 5 December 2017 . Two New Hot-Vent Peltospirid Snails (Gastropoda: Neomphalina) from Longqi Hydrothermal Field, Southwest Indian Ridge . Frontiers in Marine Science . 4 . 392 . 10.3389/fmars.2017.00392 . free .