Phyllonotus


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.
In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of ''Chicoreus''

Species

  • Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024
  • Phyllonotus erythrostomus
  • Phyllonotus eversoni
  • Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
  • Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
  • Phyllonotus margaritensis
  • Phyllonotus mexicanus
  • Phyllonotus oculatus
  • Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
  • Phyllonotus pomum
  • Phyllonotus regius
  • Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
  • Phyllonotus sampajauensis
  • Phyllonotus whymani Petuch & Sargent, 2011
;Species brought into synonymy :
  • Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora
  • Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of Pteropurpura falcata
  • Phyllonotus brassica accepted as Hexaplex brassica
  • Phyllonotus duplex : synonym of Hexaplex duplex
  • Phyllonotus superbus : synonym of Chicomurex superbus
  • Phyllonotus trunculus : synonym of Hexaplex trunculus
  • Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 : synonym of ''Pteropurpura falcata''