''Laevityphis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of sea snails, marine gastropod

mollusk Mollusca is the second-largest phylum of invertebrate animals after the Arthropoda, the members of which are known as molluscs or mollusks (). Around 85,000 extant species of molluscs are recognized. The number of fossil species is e ...

s in 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 Neoga ...

, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:ITIS Catalogue of Life.
Retrieved on 10 August 2015. Species within the genus ''Laevityphis'' include: * '' Laevityphis bullisi'' Gertman, 1969 * † '' Laevityphis costaricensis'' (Olsson, 1922) * † '' Laevityphis gracilis'' (Conrad, 1833) † * † ''

Laevityphis jungi ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' Landau & Houart, 2014 † * ''

Laevityphis libos ''Laevityphis libos'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known as mu ...

'' Houart, 2017 * † ''

Laevityphis linguiferus ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' (Dall, 1890) † * † ''

Laevityphis ludbrookae ''Laevityphis ludbrookae'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, common ...

'' Keen & G. B. Campbell, 1964 † * † ''

Laevityphis muticus ''Laevityphis muticus'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly ...

'' (J. de C. Sowerby, 1835) † * † ''

Laevityphis schencki ''Laevityphis'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species The genus ''Laevityphis'' contains four species:

'' Keen & G. B. Campbell, 1964 † * †''

Laevityphis tepungai ''Laevityphis tepungai'' is an extinct species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly ...

'' (C. A. Fleming, 1943) * ''

Laevityphis tillierae ''Laevityphis tillierae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (Houart, 1985) * ''

Laevityphis tubuliger ''Laevityphis tubuliger'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly known a ...

'' (Thiele, 1925) ;Species brought into synonymy: * ''Laevityphis transcurrens'' Martens, 1902: synonym of ''

Siphonochelus transcurrens ''Siphonochelus transcurrens'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae Muricidae is a large and varied taxonomic family of small to large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks, commonly kn ...

'' (Martens, 1902)

References

* Houart, R, Buge, B. & Zuccon, D. (2021). A taxonomic update of the Typhinae (Gastropoda: Muricidae) with a review of New Caledonia species and the description of new species from New Caledonia, the South China Sea and Western Australia. Journal of Conchology. 44(2): 103–147.

External links

Cossmann, M. (1903). Essais de paléoconchologie comparée. Cinquième livraison. Paris, The author and de Rudeval. 215 pp., 9 pls
Muricidae {{Typhinae-stub