Muricopsis pauxilla

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

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Muricopsis
Subgenus:
Muricopsis
Species:
M. pauxilla
Binomial name
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla
(A. Adams, 1854)
Synonyms[1]

Murex pauxillus A. Adams, 1854

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Western Mexico

References
  1. Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2011.
  • "Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxillus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.


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