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Lindapterys

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Lindapterys
Shell of Lindapterys domlamyi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Lindapterys
Petuch, 1987
Type species
Lindapterys vokesae Petuch, 1987

Lindapterys is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Species

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Species within the genus Lindapterys include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Lindapterys rosalimae Barros, 1990: synonym of Lindapterys sanderi Petuch, 1987
  • Lindapterys soderii Callea, Volpi, Martignoni & Borri, 2001: synonym of Lindapterys soderiae Callea, Volpi, Martignoni & Borri, 2001

References

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  • Petuch E.J. (1987). New Caribbean molluscan faunas. Charlottesville, Virginia: The Coastal Education and Research Foundation. 154 pp., 29 pls; addendum 2 pp., 1 pl.