Homalocantha pele | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Homalocantha |
Species: | H. pele |
Binomial name | |
Homalocantha pele (Pilsbry, 1918) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Murex pelePilsbry, 1918 |
Homalocantha pele is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]
Shell size 40-45 mm.
Pacific Ocean: Hawaii: lives on rocks and algae substrate, at 15 m. depth.