Pradoxa

Pradoxa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolan, 1993
Synonyms[1]
Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolan, 1990 (Junior homonym of Paradoxa Marshall, 1894) Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 (Replacement name for Paradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1990 non Marshall, 1894, but itself a junior homonym of Paradoxon Fleutiaux, 1903.)

Pradoxa is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.^[1]

Species

Species within the genus Pradoxa include:

• Pradoxa confirmata (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990)^[2]
• Pradoxa gorii Houart & Rolán, 2012
• Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990)^[3]
• Pradoxa urdambideli Houart & Rolán, 2012

References

1. Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolan, 1993.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 8 March 2012.
2. Pradoxa confirmata (Fernandes & Rolán, 1990).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.
3. Pradoxa thomensis (Fernandes & Rolan, 1990).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 25 April 2010.

• Fernandes F. & Rolán E. (1993) Pradoxa nomen novum para Paradoxon Fernandes & Rolán, 1990. Iberus 11(1): 61.
• Houart R. & Rolán E. 2012. The genus Pradoxa Fernandes & Rolán, 1993 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) in São Tomé, Príncipe and Annobón. Iberus, 30(1): 1-14

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