Ollaphon
| Ollaphon | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae |
| Subfamily: | Fusininae |
| Genus: | Ollaphon Iredale, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Trophon molorthus Hedley & May, 1908 | |
Ollaphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]
The family allocation of Ollaphon is uncertain; this genus is sometimes placed in the family Muricidae.
Species
Species within the genus Ollaphon include: [1]
- Ollaphon molorthus (Hedley & May, 1908)
References
- 1 2 Ollaphon Iredale, 1929 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 September 2010.
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