Doxander
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Doxander is a genus
of sea snail
s, marine
gastropod
mollusks
in the family
Strombidae
, the true conchs.
The name Doxander was originally given by Iredale
to this genus in 1931. But since he didn't provide a description, the name Doxander, Iredale, 1931 is no longer available under Art. 13.1 of the ICZN
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Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of sea snail
Sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....
s, marine
Marine (ocean)
Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...
gastropod
Gastropoda
The Gastropoda or gastropods, more commonly known as snails and slugs, are a large taxonomic class within the phylum Mollusca. The class Gastropoda includes snails and slugs of all kinds and all sizes from microscopic to quite large...
mollusks
Mollusca
The Mollusca , common name molluscs or mollusksSpelled mollusks in the USA, see reasons given in Rosenberg's ; for the spelling mollusc see the reasons given by , is a large phylum of invertebrate animals. There are around 85,000 recognized extant species of molluscs. Mollusca is the largest...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Strombidae
Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Stromboidea....
, the true conchs.
The name Doxander was originally given by Iredale
Tom Iredale
Tom Iredale was an English-born ornithologist and malacologist who had a long association with Australia, where he lived for most of his life. He was an autodidact who never went to university and lacked formal training...
to this genus in 1931. But since he didn't provide a description, the name Doxander, Iredale, 1931 is no longer available under Art. 13.1 of the ICZN
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
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Species
Species within the genus Doxander include:- Doxander campbelli (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
- Doxander japonicus (Reeve, 1851)
- Doxander vittatus (Linnaeus, 1758)