Stramonita biserialis

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

Stramonita biserialis
Stramonita biserialis shells
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Stramonita
Species:
S. biserialis
Binomial name
Stramonita biserialis
(Blainville, 1832)
Synonyms[1]
  • Purpura bicostalis Linnaeus, 1816
  • Purpura biserialis Blainville, 1832
  • Purpura haematura Valenciennes, 1846
  • Purpura peruviana Eydoux & Souleyet, 1852
  • Thais peruensis Dall, 1909

Description
Smooth form

References
  1. Stramonita biserialis (Blainville, 1832). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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