WoRMS taxon details
Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833
403805 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:403805)
accepted
Genus
Murex imperialis Swainson, 1831 accepted as Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958) (type by monotypy)
Chicoreus (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 · unaccepted
Hexaplex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 † · unaccepted > superseded rank
Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded rank
Muricidea (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833 · unaccepted > superseded rank
- Species Phyllonotus bellettii Petuch, Berschauer & C. L. Powell, 2024
- Species Phyllonotus cartagenensis Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
- Species Phyllonotus eversoni D'Attilio, B. W. Myers & Shasky, 1987
- Species Phyllonotus feliciae Berschauer & Petuch, 2025
- Species Phyllonotus fimbriatus Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus floridanus Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus globosus (Emmons, 1858)
- Species Phyllonotus guyanensis Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2016
- Species Phyllonotus lucayanensis Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus madinina Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus magnificus Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus margaritensis (Abbott, 1958)
- Species Phyllonotus mexicanus (Petit de la Saussaye, 1852)
- Species Phyllonotus nodaltus Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus oculatus (Reeve, 1845)
- Species Phyllonotus peratus Keen, 1960
- Species Phyllonotus pomum (Gmelin, 1791)
- Species Phyllonotus regius (Swainson, 1821)
- Species Phyllonotus salutensis Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2016
- Species Phyllonotus tainos Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus whymani Petuch & Sargent, 2011
- Species Phyllonotus yucatanensis Houart, Garrigues & D. Lamy, 2026
- Species Phyllonotus coronatus A. Adams, 1863 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
- Species Phyllonotus unifasciatus A. Adams, 1863 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
- Species Phyllonotus acanthophorus A. Adams, 1863 accepted as Ocinebrellus acanthophorus (A. Adams, 1863) (original combination)
- Species Phyllonotus asperrimus (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Phyllonotus feliciae Berschauer & Petuch, 2025
- Species Phyllonotus brassica (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Hexaplex brassica (Lamarck, 1822)
- Species Phyllonotus duplex (Röding, 1798) accepted as Hexaplex duplex (Röding, 1798) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
- Species Phyllonotus superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) accepted as Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
- Species Phyllonotus trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Hexaplex trunculus (Linnaeus, 1758)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
masculine
(of Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833) 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): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 100, 109 [details]
page(s): 100, 109 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2026). MolluscaBase. Phyllonotus Swainson, 1833. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=403805 on 2026-07-11
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Murex (Phyllonotus) Swainson, 1833) 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): pl. 1-30 [1829] pl. 31-45 [1830] pl. 46-85 [1831] pl. 86-96 [1832] pl. 97-136 [1833]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/42278
page(s): 100, 109 [details]
page(s): 100, 109 [details]
Taxonomy
taxonomy source
Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) <i>Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae.</i> Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp.
page(s): 114 [details]
page(s): 114 [details]
Present
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality