Xymenopsis Explained

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

Species

Species within the genus Xymenopsis include:

• Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)
• Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1845)
• Xymenopsis flechensis Brunet 1997 ^[1]
• † Xymenopsis heros Frassinetti & Covacevich, 1995
• Xymenopsis muriciformis (King & Broderip, 1833)
• Xymenopsis peninsularis Brunet 1997
• Xymenopsis quenseli Brunet 1997
• Xymenopsis subnodosus (Gray, 1839)
• Xymenopsis tcherniai (Gaillard, 1954)

Species brought into synonymy:

• Xymenopsis albidus (Philippi, 1846): synonym of Xymenopsis buccineus (Lamarck, 1816)
• Xymenopsis corrugatus [sic]: synonym of Xymenopsis corrugata (Reeve, 1848)

External links

• Powell A. W. B. (1951). Antarctic and Subantarctic Mollusca: Pelecypoda and Gastropoda. Discovery Reports, 26: 47-196, pl. 5-10
• Barco, A.; Schiaparelli, S.; Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2012). Cenozoic evolution of Muricidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) in the Southern Ocean, with the description of a new subfamily. Zoologica Scripta. 41 (6): 596-616
• Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81(4): 476-488

Notes and References

1. Brunet (1997), New species of Mollusca from the Entrerriense Formation (Upper Miocene) of Chubut Province, Argentina and species not previously reported from this formation. Part 2 - Gastropoda. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology, 30(2), August 27, 1997: 61-98.