Attiliosa ruthae

Attiliosa ruthae
Attiliosa ruthae (holotype the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Attiliosa
Species:	A. ruthae
Binomial name
Attiliosa ruthae Houart, 1996

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

Description

The length of the holotype attains 31.9 mm, its diameter 18.1 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

1. Attiliosa ruthae Houart, 1996 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Houart, R., 1996. Description of new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, the Philippine Islands, the northeast Atlantic and west Africa. Apex 11(2): 59–75

External links

• Houart, R. (1996). "Description of new species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from New Caledonia, the Philippine Islands, the Northeast Atlantic, and West Africa". Apex. 11 (2): 61–62. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
• Vokes, E.H. (1999). "Another look at the muricine genus Attiliosa". The Veliger. 42 (4). Retrieved 30 December 2025.
• MNHN, Paris: holotype