Taphon (gastropod)
| Taphon | |
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| Shell of Taphon clavella maganensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | Melongenidae |
| Genus: | Taphon H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 |
| Type species | |
| Fusus striatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Busycon (Taphon) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (original rank) | |
Taphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.[1]
Description[edit]
The dextral shell is transversely striated. The whorls are rounded. The aperture is ovate with the fore part produced into a long, slightly-recurved siphonal canal. [2]
Species[edit]
- Taphon childsi Scali & Liverani, 2020
- Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847)
- Species brought into synonymy
- Taphon striatum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833): synonym of Taphon clavella (Reeve, 1847)
References[edit]
- ^ a b MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Taphon H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=567145 on 2021-06-28
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
External links[edit]
Media related to Taphon at Wikimedia Commons