Lataxiena

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Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Ergalataxinae Rank Genus		Class Gastropoda Family Muricidae Phylum Mollusca

Similar Lataxiena fimbriata, Muricodrupa, Orania, Homalocantha, Favartia

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

Lataxiena lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883 is the type species by tautonomy (= Trophon fimbriatus Hinds, 1844).

Species

Species within the genus Lataxiena include:

Lataxiena blosvillei (Deshayes, 1832)

Lataxiena bombayana (Melvill, 1893)

Lataxiena cumella (Jousseaume, 1898)

Lataxiena desserti Houart, 1995

Lataxiena fimbriata (Hinds, 1844)

Lataxiena habropenos Houart, 1995

Lataxiena lutescena Zhang & Zhang, 2014 (temporary name)

Lataxiena solenosteiroides Houart, Fraussen & Barbier, 2013

Species brought into synonymy

Lataxiena elegans Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of Lataxiena fimbriata (Hinds, 1844)

Lataxiena lataxiena Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of Lataxiena fimbriata (Hinds, 1844)

Lataxiena mixta Houart, 1995: synonym of Orania mixta Houart, 1995

Lataxiena taiwanica Shikama, 1978: synonym of Indothais sacellum (Gmelin, 1791)

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