''Lataxiena'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine gastropod mollusk
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex snails or rock snails.
''Lataxiena lataxiena''
Jousseaume, 1883 is the type species by tautonomy (= ''Trophon fimbriatus''
Hinds, 1844).
Species
Species within the genus ''Lataxiena'' include:
* ''
Lataxiena blosvillei''
(Deshayes, 1832)
* ''
Lataxiena bombayana''
(Melvill, 1893)
* ''
Lataxiena cumella''
(Jousseaume, 1898)
* ''
Lataxiena desserti''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Lataxiena fimbriata
''Lataxiena fimbriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
The type species was found in the Makassar Strait
Makassar Strait is a str ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''
Lataxiena habropenos''
Houart, 1995
* ''
Lataxiena lutescena''
Zhang & Zhang, 2014
* ''
Lataxiena solenosteiroides''
Houart, Fraussen & Barbier, 2013
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Lataxiena birileffi''
(Lischke, 1871): synonym of ''
Bedevina birileffi''
(Lischke, 1871)
* ''Lataxiena elegans''
Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of ''
Lataxiena fimbriata
''Lataxiena fimbriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
The type species was found in the Makassar Strait
Makassar Strait is a str ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Lataxiena lataxiena''
Jousseaume, 1883: synonym of ''
Lataxiena fimbriata
''Lataxiena fimbriata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Description
Distribution
The type species was found in the Makassar Strait
Makassar Strait is a str ...
''
(Hinds, 1844)
* ''Lataxiena mixta''
Houart, 1995:
synonym of ''
Orania mixta''
Houart, 1995
* ''Lataxiena taiwanica''
Shikama, 1978: synonym of ''
Indothais sacellum''
(Gmelin, 1791)
References
* Houart R., Fraussen K. & Barbier J.P. (2013) Description of a new species of Lataxiena (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from India. Gloria Maris 52(1-2): 1-10.
External links
Jousseaume F. (1883). Description d'espèces et genres nouveaux de mollusques. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 8: 186-204, pl. 10
Gastropod genera
{{Ergalataxinae-stub