Siphonochelus
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| Siphonochelus | |
|---|---|
| Shell of Siphonochelus aethomorpha (holotype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Subfamily: | Typhinae |
| Genus: | Siphonochelus Jousseaume, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Typhis arcuatus Hinds, 1843 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Siphonochelus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
It was first described by Félix Pierre Jousseaume in 1880.