Thais sacellum

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

Thais sacellum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Rapaninae
Genus:
Thais
Subgenus:
Thaisella
Species:
T. sacellum
Binomial name
Thais sacellum
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Drupa muricina Röding, 1798
  • Lataxiena taiwanica Shikama, 1978
  • Murex rugosa Born, 1780 (non Born, 1778)
  • Murex sacellum Gmelin, 1791
  • Purpura diadema Reeve, 1846

References
  1. Thais sacellum (Gmelin, 1791). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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