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genus

Acanthais G.J. Vermeij & H.H. Kool, 1994

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Mollusca - mollusks »  class Gastropoda - gastropods »  order Neogastropoda »  family Muricidae - Muricids

Description

Rapanine with a telcoconch sculpture of spiral cords, up to five on body whorl, bearing low rounded nodes, the two adapical cords often obsolete or missing; secondary sculpture of exceedingly fine spiral threads; outer lip bearing short labral spine adapical to fifth major spiral cord; inner surface of outer lip denticulate, without lirae; columella straight, bearing distinct central fold that extends into aperture.
Vermeij, G. J. & Kool S. P., 1994. Evolution of labral spines in Acanthais, New Genus, and other Rapanine Muricid gastropods
Author: Jan Delsing

Included taxa

Number of records: 3

species Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828)

Acanthais brevidentata

species Acanthais callaoensis (Gray, 1828)

Acanthais callaoensis

species Acanthais triangularis (Blainville, 1832)

Acanthais triangularis


Links and literature

EN The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [1358125]

Rees, T. (compiler): The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera [https://www.irmng.org] [as Acanthais Vermeij & Kool, 1994]
Data retrieved on: 8 December 2019

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