Neothais

Neothais
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Neothais
Iredale, 1912
Type species
Purpura smithi Brazier, 1889

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

Species

Species within the genus Neothais include:

Species brought into synonymy

References

  1. Neothais Iredale, 1912.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  2. Neothais harpa (Conrad, 1837).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  3. Neothais nesiotes (Dall, 1908).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  4. Neothais smithi (Brazier, 1889).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
  • Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228, pl. 9.

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