''Laevityphis'' is a genus of

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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 ...

mollusks in the family Muricidae, 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 ''Laevityphis bullisi'' 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 mur ...

'' Gertman, 1969 * † ''

Laevityphis costaricensis ''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:

'' (Olsson, 1922) * † ''

Laevityphis gracilis ''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:

'' (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