Roxania Explained

Roxania is a genus of gastropods belonging to the family Alacuppidae. ^[1]

The genus has an almost cosmopolitan distribution.

Species:

• Roxania aequatorialis
• †Roxania alpha
• Roxania argoblysis
• †Roxania chipolana
• Roxania eburneola
• Roxania japonica (Habe, 1976)
• Roxania lithensis
• Roxania mediolaevigata
• Roxania modesta
• Roxania monterosatoi
• Roxania morgana
• Roxania pinguicula
• Roxania pseudosemistriata
• Roxania semilaevis
• Roxania simillima
• Roxania smithae
• Roxania utriculus
• Roxania ventricosa

Synonyms:

• Roxania pacifica (Habe, 1956): synonym of Mimatys pacifica (Habe, 1956)
• Roxania punctulata (A. Adams, 1862): synonym of Mimatys punctulatus (A. Adams, 1862)
• Roxania subrotunda Monterosato, 1890: synonym of Roxania pinguicula (G. Seguenza, 1880)
• Roxania umbilicata (Habe, 1956): synonym of Mimatys umbilicatus (Habe, 1956)

External links

• Gray, J. E. (1847). On the classification of the British Mollusca by W E Leach. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (1) 20: 267-273

Notes and References

1. MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Roxania Leach, 1847. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137870 on 2022-01-04