Doxander

Doxander
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:

References

  1. 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.
  2. Records of the Australian Museum (1931), 18(4): 212, 232)
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