Murexsul auratus

Murexsul auratus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Murexsul auratus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Murexsul
Species:
M. auratus
Binomial name
Murexsul auratus
Kuroda & Habe, 1971
Synonyms[1]
  • Murexsul bargibanti Houart, 1991
  • Muricopsis (Murexsul) bargibanti Houart, 1991

References
  1. Murexsul auratus Kuroda & Habe, 1971. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 17 April 2012.
  • Houart R. (1991) Description of thirteen new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from Australia and the New Caledonian region, with range extensions to South Africa. Journal of the Malacological Society of Australia 12: 35–55. [31 October 1991] page(s): 42


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