Gemixystus

Genus of gastropods

Gemixystus
Shell of Gemixystus calcareus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Trophoninae
Genus: Gemixystus
Iredale, 1929
Type species
Trophon laminatus Petterd, 1884
Synonyms[1]
  • Apixystus Iredale, 1929
  • Gemixystus (Apixystus) Iredale, 1929

Gemixystus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trophoninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Gemixystus include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Gemixystus apipagodus (Ponder, 1972) † : synonym of Xymenella apipagoda (Ponder, 1972)
  • Gemixystus comes (Maxwell, 1992) † : synonym of Xymenella comes (P. A. Maxwell, 1992)
  • Gemixystus protocarinatus (Laws, 1941) † : synonym of Xymenella protocarinata Laws, 1941

References

  1. ^ a b Gemixystus Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. ^ Gemixystus fimbriatus Houart, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. ^ Gemixystus laminatus (Petterd, 1884). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. ^ Gemixystus leptos (Houart, 1995). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  5. ^ Gemixystus polyphillius (Tenison-Woods, 1879). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  6. ^ Gemixystus recurvatus (Verco, 1909). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  7. ^ Gemixystus rhodanos Houart, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  8. ^ Gemixystus rippingalei (Houart, 1998). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  9. ^ Gemixystus stimuleus (Hedley, 1907). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  10. ^ Gemixystus zebra Houart, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Houart R. & Héros V. (2019). The genus Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Trophoninae) in New Caledonia with the description of two new species and some notes on the genus in the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex. 20(1-2): 1–12.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gemixystus.
  • redale, T. (1929). Mollusca from the continental shelf of eastern Australia. Records of the Australian Museum. 17(4): 157-189
  • Houart R. (2004). A review of Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Australia and New Zealand. Novapex. 5 (Hors-série 2): 1-27
Taxon identifiers
Gemixystus


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