Arrhoges

Arrhoges
Shell of Arrhoges occidentalis (fossil specimen at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this 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† Aporrhais (Arrhoges) Gabb, 1868 superseded rank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.

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.

Species

This genus contains the following species:

Synonyms

References

  1. ↑ WoRMS : Arrhoges; accessed : 28 October 2010
  2. ↑ 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. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.