Mexacanthina lugubris

Mexacanthina lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Mexacanthina
Species:	M. lugubris
Binomial name
Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821)
Synonyms [1]
Acanthina tyrianthinaBerry, 1957 Buccinum armatumWood, 1828 Monoceros cymatumSowerby, 1835 Monoceros denticulatumWood, 1828 Monoceros lugubrisSowerby, 1821

Mexacanthina lugubris, also called dark unicorn, is a species of small predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

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  upperside
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  underside
• turning over

References

1. Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.