Murdochella

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Murdochella
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Superfamily: Epitonioidea
Family: Epitoniidae
Genus: Murdochella
Finlay, 1927
Type species
Scala levifoliataMurdoch & Suter, 1906
Species

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Murdochella is a genus of small sea snails, marine gastropods in the family Epitoniidae, the wentletraps, the purple snails, and their allies.

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Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Murdochella: [1]

Former species

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Murdochella Finlay, 1926". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-07-09.