Macron (gastropod)

Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.

Description

The callus of the inner lip is defined. The columella is obliquely wrinkled. The spire is elevated with the suture channelled.

Species

Species within the genus Macron include:

• Macron aethiops <small>(Reeve, 1847)</small> Pacific coast of Mexico
• † Macron escalonia <small>(Vermeij & DeVries, 1997)</small>
• Macron lividus <small>(A. Adams, 1855)</small> tide pools on the Southern California coast
• Macron mcleani <small>Vermeij, 1998</small>
• Macron orcutti <small>Dall, 1918</small> Baja California coast
• † Macron vermeiji <small>S. N. Nielsen & Frassinetti, 2003</small>
• Macron wrightii <small>H. Adams, 1865</small>

• <small>Macron stereoglypta</small> (G. B. Sowerby III, 1882): synonym of Macron wrightii <small>H. Adams, 1865</small>

References

External links

• 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