Neothais

Neothais is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Rapaninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.

Species

Species within the genus Neothais include:

• Neothais harpa <small>(Conrad, 1837)</small>
• † Neothais lassa <small>Marwick, 1948</small>
• Neothais marginatra <small>(Blainville, 1832)</small>
• Neothais nesiotes <small>(Dall, 1908)</small>
• Neothais smithi <small>(Brazier, 1889)</small>

• Neothais clathrata <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>: synonym of Coralliophila clathrata <small>(A. Adams, 1854)</small>
• Neothais scalaris <small>(Menke, 1829)</small>: synonym of Dicathais orbita <small>(Gmelin, 1791)</small>

References

• Claremont M., Vermeij G.J., Williams S.T. & Reid D.G. (2013) Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 66: 91–102.

External links

• Iredale, T. (1912). New generic names and new species of marine Mollusca. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 10(3): 217-228, pl. 9
• Tan K. S. (2003) Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda). Journal of Natural History 37(8): 911-1028