Phyllonotus

Phyllonotus
	Apertural view of Phyllonotus pomum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricinae
Genus:	Phyllonotus; Swainson, 1833
Type species
	Murex imperialis; Swainson, W.A., 1833
Synonyms
	Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833; † Hexaplex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 superseded rank; Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 (original rank); Muricidea (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 superseded rank;

Phyllonotus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.^[1]

In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus ^[2]

Species

Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
† Phyllonotus evergladesensis Petuch, 1994
Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987)
Phyllonotus feliciae Berschauer & Petuch, 2025
Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858
Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
† Phyllonotus labelleensis Petuch, 1994
Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
† Phyllonotus martinshugari Petuch, 1994
Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
† Phyllonotus mississippiensis (Conrad, 1847)
Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016
† Phyllonotus sampajauensis (Beets, 1986)
† Phyllonotus trophoniformis (Heilprin, 1887)
Phyllonotus whymani Petuch & Sargent, 2011

Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863)
Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
Phyllonotus brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
Phyllonotus duplex (Röding, 1798): synonym of Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798)
Phyllonotus superbus (G.B. owerby III, 1889): synonym of Chicomurex superbus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889)
Phyllonotus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)

^ ^a ^b Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403805 on 23 June 2011
^ Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114

Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
Petuch, E. J., Berschauer, D. P. & Powell II, C. L. (2024). "Two new muricid gastropods from the tropical Americas". The Festivus. 56 (3): 201–207.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)