Muricopsis delemarrei

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

Muricopsis delemarrei
Shells of Muricopsis delemarrei (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. delemarrei
Binomial name
Muricopsis delemarrei
Houart, 2005

Distribution

The species is endemic to São Tomé e Príncipe.

References

  1. Muricopsis delemarrei Houart, 2005. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.

Further reading

  • Houart R. 2005. Description of a new species of Muricopsis (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae) from São Tomé, West Africa. Novapex 6: 119–122.


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