Benthoxystus

Updated on Dec 16, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Rank Genus		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Trophoninae
Similar Ergalatax, Babelomurex, Acanthina, Haustellum, Trophon

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

Species

Species within the genus Benthoxystus include:

Benthoxystus columnarius (Hedley & May, 1908)

Benthoxystus petterdi (Brazier in Crosse, 1870)

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