Doxander
| Doxander | |
|---|---|
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| Five views of a shell of Doxander vittatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Doxander Wenz, 1940 |
| Type species | |
| Doxander vittatus vittatus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
Doxander is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
The name Doxander was originally given by Iredale to this genus in 1931.[2] But since he did not provide a description, the name Doxander, Iredale, 1931 is no longer available under Art. 13.1 of the ICZN Code.
Species
Species within the genus Doxander include:
- Doxander campbelli (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
- Doxander japonicus (Reeve, 1851)
- Doxander vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- ↑ Doxander Wenz, 1940 . WoRMS (2009). Doxander. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531655 on 29 March 2011.
- ↑ Records of the Australian Museum (1931), 18(4): 212, 232)
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