Mendax (gastropod)
# Mendax (gastropod)

Mendax is a genus of very small sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cerithiopsidae.

## Species

Species in the genus Mendax include:

* Mendax barbarae Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* Mendax denatalis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* † Mendax disparilis P. A. Maxwell, 1992
* Mendax hebetatus Marshall, 1978
* Mendax marginatus (Suter, 1908)
* Mendax mascarenensis Jay & Drivas, 2002
* Mendax metivieri Jay & Drivas, 2002
* Mendax penneyi Jay & Drivas, 2002
* Mendax ribesae Jay & Drivas, 2002
* Mendax rufulus Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013
* Mendax samadiae Cecalupo & Perugia, 2021
* Mendax seilaformis Marshall, 1978
* Mendax spiritussanctis Cecalupo & Perugia, 2013
* Mendax subapicinus (Dell, 1956)
* Mendax tenuicostatus Cecalupo & Perugia, 2017
* Mendax theodosiae Jay & Drivas, 2002
* Mendax trizonalis (Odhner, 1924)
* Mendax trizonaloides Marshall, 1978

### Species brought into synonymy

* Mendax attenuatispira Powell, 1937: synonym of Trituba (Paramendax) attenuatispira (Powell, 1937) represented as Trituba attenuatispira (Powell, 1937)
* Mendax duplicarinata Powell, 1940: synonym of Metaxia duplicarinata (Powell, 1940) (original combination)
* Mendax nucleoproducta Dell, 1956: synonym of Cerithiella nucleoproducta (Dell, 1956) (original combination)
