Pagodulinae is a
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subfamily
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of
predatory
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sea snail
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s,
marine
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gastropod
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mollusk
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s in the
family
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Muricidae
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, the murex shells or rock shells.
[Bouchet, P. (2014). Pagodulinae Barco, Schiaparelli, Houart & Oliverio, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=711570 on 2015-01-17]
The genera in this family were previously grouped in a larger subfamily, the
Trophoninae.
Genera
Genera within the subfamily Pagodulinae include:
* ''
Abyssotrophon''
Egorov, 1993
* ''
Axymene''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Boreotrophon''
P. Fischer, 1884
* ''
Comptella''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Enixotrophon''
Iredale, 1929
* ''
Lenitrophon''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Pagodula
''Pagodula'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.
Species
Species within the genus ''Pagodula'' include:
* ...
''
Monterosato, 1884
* ''
Paratrophon''
Finlay, 1926
* † ''
Peritrophon''
Marwick, 1931
* ''
Poirieria
''Poirieria'' is a genus of large predatory sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Pagodulinae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the rock snails.Houart, R.; Gofas, S. (2010). Poirieria Jousseaume, 1880. In ...
''
Jousseaume, 1880
* ''
Terefundus''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Trophonella''
Harasewych & Pastorino, 2010
* ''
Trophonopsis''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* † ''
Vesanula''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Xymene''
Iredale, 1915
* ''
Xymenella''
Finlay, 1926
* ''
Xymenopsis''
Powell, 1951
* ''
Zeatrophon''
Finlay, 1926
;Genera brought into synonymy:
* ''Chalmon''
de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of ''Trophonopsis''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* ''Enixotrophon''
Iredale, 1929: synonym of ''Pagodula''
Monterosato, 1884
* ''Houartiella''
Smriglio, Mariottini & Bonfitto, 1997: synonym of ''Trophonopsis''
Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1882
* ''Lenitrophon''
Finlay, 1926: synonym of ''Xymene''
Iredale, 1915
* ''Pinon''
de Gregorio, 1885: synonym of ''Pagodula''
Monterosato, 1884
References
Barco A., Schiaparelli S., Houart R., Oliverio M. (2012). ''Cenozoic evolution of Muricidae (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) in the Southern Ocean, with the description of a new subfamily''. Zoologica Scripta, vol. 41, p. 596-616
Muricidae
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