Menathais intermedia

Menathais intermedia
	Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Menathais
Species:	M. intermedia
Binomial name
	Menathais intermedia; (Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms
	Purpura intermediaKiener, 1835; Ricinula intermedia(Kiener, 1835) superseded combination; Thais (Thalessa) intermedia(Kiener, 1835); Thais intermedia(Kiener, 1835);

Last updated March 03, 2025

Morphology

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

Distribution and habitat

Menathais Intermedia is a moderately small snail with a rough, bumpy surface.^[2] It can be found in the Indo-Pacific; east Africa, northeast and southeast Asia.^[3] It is found in tropical waters and is considered benthos which means that it lives on the sea floor. Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.^[3] There is no trochophore stage in its life cycle.^[3]

Reproduction

Menathais Intermedia is a non-broadcast spawner.^[3]

References

1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06
↑ "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
1 2 3 4 "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

Claremont, M., Vermeij, G. J., Williams, S. T. & Reid, D. G. (2013). Global phylogeny and new classification of the Rapaninae (Gastropoda: Muricidae), dominant molluscan predators on tropical rocky seashores. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 66: 91–102.

External links

[httpsKiener, L. C. (1835-1837). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 8. Famille des Purpurifères. Première partie. Genres Cassidaire, (Cassidaria), Lamarck, pp. 1–10, pl. 1-2]://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19859

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Menathais intermedia (Kiener, 1836). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714207 on 2019-01-06

[:2-2] "Menathais intermedia". OPIHI. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

[:03-3] 1 2 3 4 "Menathais intermedia, Intermediate rock shell". www.sealifebase.se. Retrieved 2023-11-06.

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Taxon identifiers
Menathais intermedia	Wikidata: Q13835087 CoL: 3ZPKR GBIF: 8035113 iNaturalist: 504301 IRMNG: 11802282 OBIS: 714207 SeaLifeBase: 91830 WoRMS: 714207
Thais intermedia	Wikidata: Q7709310 BOLD: 84921 CoL: 55YXM GBIF: 5725959 iNaturalist: 346086 IRMNG: 11453760 Open Tree of Life: 2909556 WoRMS: 207637

Menathais intermedia

Shell of Menathais intermedia (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Menathais
Species:	M. intermedia
Binomial name
*Menathais intermedia* (Kiener, 1836)
Synonyms ^[1]
Purpura intermediaKiener, 1835 Ricinula intermedia(Kiener, 1835) superseded combination Thais (Thalessa) intermedia(Kiener, 1835) Thais intermedia(Kiener, 1835)