Murexsul mariae

Murexsul mariae is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a predatory marine gastropod mollusc in the Family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]

Muexsul mariae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Genus:
Murexsul
Species:
M. mariae
Binomial name
Murexsul mariae
(Finlay, 1930)
Synonyms

Muricopsis espinosus mariaeFinlay, 1930

Distribution

It occurs along the coast of North Island, New Zealand.

References
  1. Houart, R. (2010). Murexsul mariae Finlay, 1930. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=407866 on 2010-11-12
  • Powell A. W. B., William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1


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