Mexacanthina lugubris

Mexacanthina lugubris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda ; clade Hypsogastropoda ; clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Ocenebrinae
Genus:	Mexacanthina
Species:	M. lugubris
Binomial name
	Mexacanthina lugubris; (Sowerby, 1821)
Synonyms
	Acanthina tyrianthinaBerry, 1957; Buccinum armatumWood, 1828; Monoceros cymatumSowerby, 1835; Monoceros denticulatumWood, 1828; Monoceros lugubrisSowerby, 1821

Last updated February 20, 2025

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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References

1 2 Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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[WoRMS-1] 1 2 Mexacanthina lugubris (Sowerby, 1821) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.

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