Macron (gastropod)

Genus of gastropods

Macron
Macron aethiops (Reeve, 1847)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Genus:
Macron

H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
Synonyms[1]
  • Macroniscus Thiele, 1929
  • Pseudoliva (Macron) H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 ·

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

  1. ^ a b c Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 September 2010.
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 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
  • Vermeij, G. J. (1998). Generic revision of the neogastropod family Pseudolividae. Nautilus. 111(2): 53-84
Taxon identifiers
Macron


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