Macron is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks unassigned in the superfamily Buccinoidea.[1]
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| Macron aethiops (Reeve, 1847) | |
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| Genus: | Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853
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Description edit
The callus of the inner lip is defined. The columella is obliquely wrinkled. The spire is elevated with the suture channelled. [2]
Species edit
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 edit
- ^ a b c Macron H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 11 September 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
- ^ Macron mcleani Vermeij, 1998. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 29 April 2010.
External links edit
- 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
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