Chrysodomus

Chrysodomus
Chrysodomus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Buccinoidea
Family: Buccinidae
Genus: Chrysodomus
Swainson, 1840

Chrysodomus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Buccinidae, the true whelks.[1]

This genus is considered a junior subjective synonym of Neptunea

Species

Species within the genus Chrysodomus included:[1] :

  • Chrysodomus amiantus Dall, 1890 : synonym of Neptunea amianta (Dall, 1890)
  • Chrysodomus archibenthalis Melvill & Standen, 1907 : synonym of Pontiothauma archibenthalis (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
  • Chrysodomus crassicostatus Melvill & Standen, 1907 : synonym of Prosipho crassicostatus (Melvill & Standen, 1907)
  • Chrysodomus crebricostatus Dall, 1877 accepted as Beringius crebricostatus (Dall, 1877)
  • Chrysodomus hypolispus Dall, 1891: synonym of Latisipho hypolispus (Dall, 1891)
  • Chrysodomus magnus Dall, 1895 : synonym of Clinopegma magna (Dall, 1895)
  • Chrysodomus ossiana (Friele, 1879) : synonym of Beringius turtoni (Bean, 1834)
  • Chrysodomus rectirostris Carpenter, 1864 : synonym of Exilioidea rectirostris (Carpenter, 1864)
  • Chrysodomus roseus Dall, 1877 accepted as Colus roseus (Dall, 1877)

References

  1. ^ a b Chrysodomus Swainson, 1840.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=137710  on 17 April 2010.

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