Phyllonotus is a genus of medium to large sized predatory sea snails. These are carnivorous marine gastropod molluscs in the family Muricidae, the murexes or rock snails.Bouchet, P.; Houart, R. (2010). Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833 . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403805 on 23 June 2011
In 2011 Phyllonotus was raised to the status of genus from its former state as subgenus of Chicoreus Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 114
Species Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum) Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) † Phyllonotus evergladesensis Petuch, 1994 Phyllonotus eversoni (D'Attilio, Myers & Shasky, 1987) Phyllonotus feliciae Berschauer & Petuch, 2025 Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858 Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016 † Phyllonotus labelleensis Petuch, 1994 Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) † Phyllonotus martinshugari Petuch, 1994 Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852) † Phyllonotus mississippiensis (Conrad, 1847) Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845) Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960 Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791) Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821) Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & Lamy, 2016 † Phyllonotus sampajauensis (Beets, 1986) † Phyllonotus trophoniformis (Heilprin, 1887) Phyllonotus whymani Petuch & Sargent, 2011
Species brought into synonymy Phyllonotus acanthophora A. Adams, 1863: synonym of Ocenebra acanthophora (A. Adams, 1863) Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834) Phyllonotus brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822) Phyllonotus duplex (Röding, 1798): synonym of Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798) Phyllonotus superbus (G.B. owerby III, 1889): synonym of Chicomurex superbus (G.B. Sowerby III, 1889) Phyllonotus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 (nomen dubium): synonym of Pteropurpura (Ocinebrellus) falcata (G.B. Sowerby II, 1834)
References
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
External links
Swainson W. (1829-1833). Zoological Illustrations, or original figures and descriptions of new, rare, or interesting animals, selected chiefly from the classes of ornithology, entomology, and conchology, and arranged according to their apparent affinities. Second series. London: Baldwin & Cradock. (Vol. 1-3)