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Phyllonotus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Muricidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Muricinae

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Similar
  
Phyllonotus pomum, Chicoreus, Hexaplex, Pterynotus, Phyllonotus margaritensis

Chicoreus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.

In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus

Species

  • Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
  • Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
  • Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
  • Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
  • Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
  • Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
    • Species brought into synonymy 
  • Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863)
  • Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863  : synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
  • Phyllonotus superbus (Sowerby, 1889)  : synonym of Chicomurex superbus (Sowerby, 1889)
  • Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863  : synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)

    • References

    Phyllonotus Wikipedia
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