Gemixystus recurvatus

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Gemixystus recurvatus
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G. recurvatus
Binomial name
Gemixystus recurvatus
(Verco, 1909)
Synonyms [1]

Trophon recurvatusVerco, 1909

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

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