Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomy of some southern Australian and New Zealand Muricidae (Mollusca: Neogastropoda)

摘要: A phylogenetic analysis of intertidal southern Australian and New Zealand species muricid gastropods based principally on anatomical characters revealed the existence two major clades. Dicathais orbita, Neothais smithi, Agnewia tritoniformis, ' Lepsiella botanica L.' reticulata were found to belong same monophyletic group as Indo-Pacific Rapana venosa tropical East Atlantic Thais nodosa. These are now generally referable subfamily Rapaninae, a sister taxon Ocenebrinae. The other clade contains following species: Xymene ambiguus, Paratrophon quoyi, Haustrum haustorium, Lepsithais lacunosa, scobina, L. vinosa, (Bedeva) paivae, baileyana flindersi. Of these, form rest taxa contained in this clade. Shell, radula descriptions well geographical distributions 12 above-mentioned gastropod given. Their rela...