Aspella helenae

Aspella helenae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Aspella helenae
Shell of Aspella helenae (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Aspellinae
Genus:
Aspella
Species:
A. helenae
Binomial name
Aspella helenae
Houart & Tröndlé, 2008

References
  1. Aspella helenae Houart & Tröndlé, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R. & Tröndle, J., 2008. Update of Muricidae (excluding Coralliophilinae) from French Polynesia with description of ten new species. Novapex 9(2–3): 53–93


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