Ollaphon

Ollaphon is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.[1]

Ollaphon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Buccinoidea
Family:
Fasciolariidae
Subfamily:
Fusininae
Genus:
Ollaphon

Iredale, 1929
Type species
Trophon molorthus Hedley & May, 1908

The family allocation of Ollaphon is uncertain; this genus is sometimes placed in the family Muricidae.

Species

Species within the genus Ollaphon include:[1]

References
  1. Ollaphon Iredale, 1929. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 16 September 2010.


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