''Aptyxis'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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s in the
family
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Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Buccinoidea.
The family Fasciolariidae probably appe ...
, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.
[MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aptyxis Troschel, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=445979 on 2020-05-24]
Species
Species within the genus ''Aptyxis'' include:
* ''
Aptyxis syracusana
''Aptyxis syracusana'', common name Syracusan spindle shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), fam ...
''
(Linnaeus, 1758)
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Aptyxis luteopicta''
(Dall, 1877): synonym of ''
Hesperaptyxis luteopictus
''Hesperaptyxis luteopictus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae
The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snail ...
''
(Dall, 1877)
References
* Russo P. (2016). ''On the grammatical gender of Aptyxis Troschel, 1884 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae).'' Bollettino Malacologico. 52: 76
* Russo P. (2015). ''On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis.'' Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79-86
External links
Troschel, F. H. (1856-1893). Das Gebiss der Schnecken zur Begründung einer natürlichen Classification. Nicolaische Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin. Vol. 1: i-viii, 1-252 pls 1-20 [1856-63 Vol. 2: i-ix, 1-246, 247-409 [continued by Thiele, J.] pls 1- 32 [1866-1893] [for dates of publication, see Robertson, 1957: Nautilus 70(4)]
Aptyxis,
Fasciolariidae
Gastropod genera
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