Phyllonotus | |
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Apertural view of Phyllonotus pomum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Muricinae |
Genus: | Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 |
Type species | |
Murex imperialis Swainson, W.A., 1833
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Phyllonotus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.[1]
In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus [2]