''Pradoxa'' is a genus of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

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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 subfamily

Muricopsinae Muricopsinae is a taxonomic subfamily of predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the large family Muricidae, the murex snails and rock snails.Houart, R. (2010). Muricopsinae. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) Wo ...

of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

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

Pradoxa confirmata ''Pradoxa confirmata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Distribution It occurs off the islands of São Tomé and Príncipe Príncipe is the smaller, norther ...

'' (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990) * ''

Pradoxa gorii ''Pradoxa'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Muricopsinae of the family (biology), family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. Species Species within the genus ''Pradoxa'' include: * ...

'' Houart & Rolán, 2012 * ''

Pradoxa thomensis ''Pradoxa thomensis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. The specific name ''thomensis'' refers to the island of São Tomé, where the species is found. Distribut ...

'' (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990) * ''

Pradoxa urdambideli ''Pradoxa urdambideli'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity (by ...

'' Houart & Rolán, 2012

References

* Fernandes F. & Rolán E. 1990. Nuevo género y nuevas especies de la familia Buccinidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Neogastropoda) en la isla de São Tomé. Bollettino Malacologico, 25: 9–12. * Fernandes F. & Rolán E. (1993) ''Pradoxa nomen novum para Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990''. Iberus 11(1): 61. * Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. ''The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón''. Iberus, 30(1): 1-14 Muricopsinae {{Muricopsinae-stub