| Arrhoges | |
|---|---|
| |
| Shell of Arrhoges occidentalis (fossil specimen at MNHN, Paris) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Aporrhaidae |
| Genus: | Arrhoges Gabb, 1868 |
| Type species | |
| Rostellaria occidentalis H. Beck, 1836 | |
| Synonyms | |
|
† Aporrhais (Arrhoges) Gabb, 1868 superseded rank | |
Arrhoges is a genus of medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Aporrhaidae and the superfamily Stromboidea.1
Description
(Original description) The shell is fusiform. The anterior canal is nearly obsolete, and there is no posterior canal. The outer lip is expanded and simple. 2
Species
This genus contains the following species:
- † Arrhoges granocarinatus Traub, 1938
- † Arrhoges montensis É. Vincent, 1930
- Arrhoges occidentalis (Beck, 1836)
- † Arrhoges paleocaenica Rosenkrantz, 1970
- † Arrhoges pauperatus (A. d'Orbigny, 1843)
- Synonyms
- † Arrhoges haastianus Wilckens, 1922: synonym of † Struthioptera haastiana (Wilckens, 1922)
References
References
- WoRMS : Arrhoges; accessed : 28 October 2010
- Gabb, W.M. (1868). "An attempt at the revision of the two families Strombidae and Aporrhaidae". American Journal of Conchology. 4 (3): 145. Retrieved 7 December 2025. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
External links
External links
- Underwater observers network : photos Archived 6 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine