Murex aduncospinosus

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Murex aduncospinosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murex
Species:
M. aduncospinosus
Binomial name
Murex aduncospinosus
Sowerby, 1841
Synonyms
  • Murex (Murex) aduncospinosusG. B. Sowerby II, 1841· accepted, alternate representation
  • Murex ternispina var. aduncospinosusG. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (original combination)

Murex aduncospinosus, also known as the Short-spined murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails. [1]

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References

  1. Houart, R. (2009). Murex aduncospinosus Sowerby, 1841. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404971 on 2010-05-18