''Eosipho'' is a
genus
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of
sea snail
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s, marine
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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Eosiphonidae
The Eosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Eosiphonidae Kantor, Fedosov, Kosyan, Puillandre, Sorokin, Kano, R. Clark & Bouchet, 2021. Accessed through ...
, the true whelks and their allies.
Species
Species within the genus ''Eosipho'' include:
* † ''
Eosipho cinguliferus''
(De Cristofori & Jan, 1832)
* † ''
Eosipho hoernesi''
(Bellardi, 1873)
* † ''
Eosipho latesulcatus''
(Bellardi, 1872)
* ''
Eosipho smithi''
(Schepman, 1911)
; Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Eosipho aldermenensis'' ''(Powell, 1971)'': synonym of ''
Calagrassor aldermenensis''
(Powell, 1971)
* ''Eosipho auzendei'' Warén & Bouchet, 2001: synonym of ''
Enigmaticolus auzendei'' (Warén & Bouchet, 2001)
* ''Eosipho atlanticus''
Fraussen & Hadorn, 2005: synonym of ''
Manaria atlantica''
(Fraussen & Hadorn, 2005) (original combination; inclusion in ''Manaria'' tentative)
* ''Eosipho canetae'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1944): synonym of''
Manaria canetae'' (Clench & Aguayo, 1944)
* ''Eosipho coriolis''
Bouchet & Waren, 1986: synonym of ''
Gaillea coriolis
''Gaillea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eosiphonidae
The Eosiphonidae are a taxonomic family of large sea snails, often known as whelks and the like.MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Eosiphonidae ...
''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''Eosipho dentatus'' (Schepman, 1911): synonym of ''
Preangeria dentata
''Preangeria'' is an extinct genus of gastropods belonging to the family Eosiphonidae.
The species of this genus are found in Malesia.
Species:
* † ''Preangeria angsanana
''Preangeria'' is an extinct genus of gastropods belonging to the f ...
'' (Schepman, 1911)
* ''Eosipho desbruyeresi'' Okutani & Ohta, 1993: synonym of ''
Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi
''Enigmaticolus desbruyeresi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eosiphonidae, the true whelks and their allies.
Description
Easily distinguishable from all other Enigmaticolus species by the complete lack of ...
'' (Okutani & Ohta, 1993)
* ''Eosipho engonia''
Bouchet & Warén, 1986: synonym of ''
Gaillea engonia
''Gaillea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eosiphonidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gaillea Kantor, Puillandre, Fraussen, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''Eosipho hayashi''
(Shikama, 1971): synonym of ''
Calagrassor hayashii''
(Shikama, 1971)
* ''Eosipho poppei''
Fraussen, 2001:
synonym of ''
Calagrassor poppei''
(Fraussen, 2001)
* ''Eosipho tashiensis''
(Lee & Lan, 2002): synonym of ''
Calagrassor tashiensis''
(Lee & Lan, 2002)
* ''Eosipho thorybopus''
Bouchet & Waren, 1986: synonym of ''
Manaria thorybopus''
(Bouchet & Warén, 1986)
* ''Eosipho tosaensis''
Okutani & Iwahori, 1992: synonym of ''
Gaillea tosaensis
''Gaillea'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Eosiphonidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Gaillea Kantor, Puillandre, Fraussen, Fedosov & Bouchet, 2013. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species a ...
''
(Okutani & Iwahori, 1992)
* ''Eosipho zephyrus''
Fraussen, Sellanes & Stahlschmidt, 2012: synonym of ''
Calagrassor zephyrus''
(Fraussen, Sellanes & Stahlschmidt, 2012)
References
* Bouchet P. & Warén A. (1986
1985" ''Mollusca Gastropoda: Taxonomical notes on tropical deep water Buccinidae with descriptions of new taxa.'' Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 133: 457-517.
* Fraussen K. & Stahlschmidt P. , 2016. The extensive Indo-Pacific deep-water radiation of Manaria E. A. Smith, 1906 (Gastropoda: Buccinidae) and related genera, with descriptions of 21 new species, in HEROS V., STRONG E. & BOUCHET P. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 29. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 208: 363-456
External links
Kantor Yu.I., Puillandre N., Fraussen K., Fedosov A.E. & Bouchet P. (2013) ''Deep-water Buccinidae (Gastropoda: Neogastropoda) from sunken wood, vents and seeps: Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy.'' Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 93(8): 2177-2195
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