Aptyxis Troschel 1868

Aptyxis is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Aptyxis include:^[1]

• Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758)

Species brought into synonymy

• Aptyxis luteopicta (Dall, 1877): synonym of Hesperaptyxis luteopictus (Dall, 1877)

References

• Russo P. (2016). On the grammatical gender of Aptyxis Troschel, 1884 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae). Bollettino Malacologico. 52: 76
• Russo P. (2015). On the systematic position of Murex syracusanus Linnaeus, 1758 (Gastropoda, Fasciolariidae) with revaluation of the genus Aptyxis. Bollettino Malacologico. 51(2): 79-86

Aptyxis is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).

Soorten

• Aptyxis luteopicta (Dall, 1877)
• Aptyxis syracusana (Linnaeus, 1758)