Parasyrinx Explained

Parasyrinx is a genus of extinct sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Conoidea.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Parasyrinx include:

• † Parasyrinx alta (G. F. Harris, 1897)
• † Parasyrinx anomala (Powell, 1942)
• † Parasyrinx powelli P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• † Parasyrinx subalta (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1919)

Synonyms:

• † Parasyrinx (Lirasyrinx) powelli P. A. Maxwell, 1992: synonym of † Parasyrinx powelli P. A. Maxwell, 1992
• † Parasyrinx finlayi R. S. Allan, 1926: synonym of † Cochlespira maorum (P. Marshall & Murdoch, 1923)

External links

• Finlay H. J. (1924). The molluscan fauna of Target Gully: Part 1. Transactions of the New Zealand Institute. 55: 495-516
• Powell, A. W. B. (1942). The New Zealand Recent and fossil Mollusca of the family Turridae with general notes on turrid nomenclature and systematics. Bulletin of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 2: 1-188, 14 pls.

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Parasyrinx Finlay, 1924 †. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=828273 on 2023-01-03