Callostracon

Callostracon
Shell of Callostracon amabile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subterclass: Acteonimorpha
Superfamily: Acteonoidea
Family: Acteonidae
Genus: Callostracon
Repetto & Bianco, 2012
Type species
Colostracon tyrrhenicum Smriglio & Mariottini, 1996
Synonyms

Callostracon sensu F. Nordsieck, 1972 (ncorrect subsequent spelling of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884; not an available name)

Callostracon is a genus of small sea snails, predatory marine gastropod mollusks in the family Acteonidae, the barrel bubble snails.

Nomenclature

When they described Callostracon tyrrhenicum, Smriglio & Mariottini combined the specific epithet with Callostracon as used by Nordsieck (1972). The latter, however, is a misspelling of Colostracon Hamlin, 1884, a genus of Mesozoic caenogastropods unrelated to the Recent Mediterranean species. Recognizing this situation, Repetto & Bianco established the name Callostracon for the Mediterranean species. Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012, is not a junior homonym of "Callostracon" as used by Nordsieck, as the latter is an incorrect subsequent spelling, and thus not a nomenclaturally available name.

Species

References

  1. 1 2 3 MolluscaBase eds. (2024). MolluscaBase. Callostracon Repetto & Bianco, 2012. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=605951 on 2024-03-29  This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY 4.0 license.