Gemixystus
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| Gemixystus | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Gemixystus calcareus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Trophoninae |
| Genus: | Gemixystus Iredale, 1929 |
| Type species | |
| Trophon laminatus Petterd, 1884 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gemixystus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Trophoninae of the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]