Thalassocyon is a rare genus of fig shells (Ficidae; Gastropoda) that inhabits the Southern Hemisphere, found only in deep waters (up to 3000 m; 10,000 feet) off the coast of South Africa, New Zealand, and Amsterdam Island.Thalassocyon includes between 1-3 species, for which the synonymy is unclear (Warén and Bouchet 1990 and Riedel 2000, as cited in Vos 2013).Its sister genus, Ficus, has 10 species, and is the only other genus in the family.
(Beu 1969; Neo 2010; Vos 2013)
Thalassocyon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Thalassocyonidae.[2]
Riedel (1995) elevated this genus to a family level (Thalassocyonidae), a vision not supported in Verhaeghe & Poppe (2000), nor in Bouchet, Rocroi et al. (2005) [2]
This genus is found from South Africa to the Kermadec Islands and the North Island of New Zealand.
Thalassocyon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Thalassocyonidae.
Thalassocyon est un genre de mollusques gastéropodes marins de la famille des Ficidae. L'espèce-type est Thalassocyon bonus[1].
Selon World Register of Marine Species (1 octobre 2017)[1] :
Thalassocyon est un genre de mollusques gastéropodes marins de la famille des Ficidae. L'espèce-type est Thalassocyon bonus.
Thalassocyon is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).
Thalassocyon is een geslacht van weekdieren uit de klasse van de Gastropoda (slakken).
