Arrhoges
| Arrhoges | |
|---|---|
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| Shell of Arrhoges occidentalis (fossil specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Aporrhaidae |
| Genus: | Arrhoges Gabb, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Rostellaria occidentalis H. Beck, 1836 | |
| Synonyms | |
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† Aporrhais (Arrhoges) Gabb, 1868 superseded rank | |
Arrhoges is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea.[1]
Description
[edit](Original description) The shell is fusiform. The anterior canal is nearly obsolete, and there is no posterior canal. The outer lip is expanded and simple. [2]
Species
[edit]This genus contains the following species:
- † Arrhoges granocarinatus Traub, 1938
- † Arrhoges montensis É. Vincent, 1930
- Arrhoges occidentalis (Beck, 1836)
- † Arrhoges paleocaenica Rosenkrantz, 1970
- † Arrhoges pauperatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843)
- Synonyms
- † Arrhoges haastianus Wilckens, 1922: synonym of † Struthioptera haastiana (Wilckens, 1922)
References
[edit]- ↑ WoRMS : Arrhoges; accessed : 28 October 2010
- ↑ Gabb, W.M. (1868). "An attempt at the revision of the two families Strombidae and Aporrhaidae". American Journal of Conchology. 4 (3): 145. Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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External links
[edit]- Underwater observers network : photos Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine