Thalassocyon
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Thalassocyon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Ficidae, the fig shells.
[edit] Distribution
This genus is found from South Africa to the Kermadec Islands and the North Island of New Zealand.
[edit] Species in the genus Thalassocyon
- Thalassocyon bonus Barnard, 1960
- Thalassocyon tui Dell, 1967
[edit] References
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
- Royal Society of New Zealand