''Flexopteron'' is a

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s in the subfamily Muricinae of the

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Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as murex snails or rock snails. With about 1,600 living species, the Muricidae represent almost 10% of the Neogas ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron Shuto, 1969. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564696 on 2020-11-25

Species

Species within the genus ''Flexopteron'' include: * ''

Flexopteron akainakares ''Flexopteron'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron Shuto, 1969. Accessed through: World R ...

'' Houart & Héros, 2015 * ''

Flexopteron oliverai ''Flexopteron'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, c ...

'' (Kosuge, 1984) * † ''

Flexopteron philippinensis ''Flexopteron'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricinae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron Shuto, 1969. Accessed through: World R ...

'' Shuto, 1969 * ''

Flexopteron poppei ''Flexopteron poppei'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron poppei (Houart, 1993). Accessed through: World Register ...

'' (Houart, 1993) * ''

Flexopteron primanova ''Flexopteron primanova'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Flexopteron primanova (Houart, 1985). Accessed through: World Reg ...

'' (Houart, 1985)

References

* Shuto, T. 1969. Neogene gastropods from Panay Island, the Philippines. Contributions to the geology and paleontology of Southeast Asia, LXVII. Memoirs of the Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, series D, Geology 19(1):1-250, 43 figs., 24 pls. page(s): 111 * Houart R. (2014). ''Living Muricidae of the world. Muricinae. Murex, Promurex, Haustellum, Bolinus, Vokesimurex and Siratus''. Harxheim: ConchBooks. 197 pp.

External links

Houart R. & Héros V. (2015). New species of Muricidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from the Western Indian Ocean. Zoosystema. 37(3): 481-503

Barco, A.; Marshall, B.; Houart, R.; Oliverio, M. (2015). Molecular phylogenetics of Haustrinae and Pagodulinae (Neogastropoda: Muricidae) with a focus on New Zealand species. Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81(4): 476-488
Muricinae {{Muricinae-stub