Macron (gastropod)
| Macron | |
|---|---|
| Macron aethiops | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Buccinoidea |
| Family: | incertae sedis |
| Genus: | Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853[1] |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.[1]
Description
The callus of the inner lip is defined. The columella is obliquely wrinkled. The spire is elevated with the suture channelled.[2]
Species
Species within the genus Macron include:[1]
- Macron aethiops (Reeve, 1847) Pacific coast of Mexico
- † Macron escalonia (Vermeij & DeVries, 1997)
- Macron lividus (A. Adams, 1855) tide pools on the Southern California coast
- Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998[3]
- Macron orcutti Dall, 1918 Baja California coast
- † Macron vermeiji S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2003
- Macron wrightii H. Adams, 1865
- Synonyms
- Macron stereoglypta (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882): synonym of Macron wrightii H. Adams, 1865
References
- ^ a b c d Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 September 2010.
- ^ Adams, H. & Adams, A. (1853-1858). The genera of Recent Mollusca; arranged according to their organization. London, van Voorst. Vol. 1: xl + 484 pp.; vol. 2: 661 pp.; vol. 3: 138 pls
- ^ Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.