Plesiotriton

Plesiotriton is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the subfamily Plesiotritoninae of the family Cancellariidae, the nutmeg snails.

Species

Species within the genus Plesiotriton include:

• † Plesiotriton angustus <small>(Watelet, 1851)</small>
• † Plesiotriton aucoini <small>Lesport, Cluzaud & Verhecken, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton cailloelensis <small>Pacaud, Ledon & Loubry, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton calciatus <small>Pacaud, Ledon & Loubry, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton camiadeorum <small>Lesport, Cluzaud & Verhecken, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton cedri <small>(J. Gardner, 1935)</small>
• † Plesiotriton clandestinus <small>Pacaud, Ledon & Loubry, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton cretaceus <small>Sohl, 1960</small>
• † Plesiotriton evanesco <small>Pacaud, Ledon & Loubry, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton ganensis <small>Lesport, Cluzaud & Verhecken, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton hillegondae <small>(Martin, 1914)</small>
• † Plesiotriton imbricatus <small>(Dareste de la Chavanne, 1910)</small>
• † Plesiotriton jacquesponsi <small>Pacaud, Ledon & Loubry, 2015</small>
• † Plesiotriton latus <small>(Dareste de la Chavanne, 1910)</small>
• Plesiotriton mirabilis <small>Beu & Maxwell, 1987</small>
• Plesiotriton silinoensis <small>Verhecken, 2011</small>
• † Plesiotriton steni <small>Schnetler & Petit, 2006</small>
• † Plesiotriton teuleraensis <small>Lesport, Cluzaud & Verhecken, 2015</small>
• Plesiotriton vivus <small>Habe & Okutani, 1981</small>
• † Plesiotriton vokesae <small>(Allen, 1970)</small>
• † Plesiotriton volutellus <small>(Lamarck, 1803)</small>

• † Plesiotriton deshayesianus <small>Beu & Maxwell, 1987</small>: synonym of † Colubratriton deshayesianus <small>(Beu & Maxwell, 1987)</small> (original combination)
• † Plesiotriton (Turehua) <small>Marwick, 1943</small>: synonym of † Turehua <small>Marwick, 1943</small>

References

• Beu A.G. & Maxwell P.A. (1987) A revision of the fossil and living gastropods related to Plesiotriton Fischer, 1884 (Family Cancellariidae, Subfamily Plesiotritoninae n. subfam.). With an appendix: Genera of Buccinidae Pisaniinae related to Colubraria Schumacher, 1817. New Zealand Geological Survey Paleontological Bulletin 54:1-140

External links

• Fischer P. (1880-1887). Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paléontologie Conchyliologique. Paris, Savy pp. XXIV + 1369 + pl. 23