Murex troscheli

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Murex troscheli
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A shell of Murex troscheli.
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murex
Species:
M. troscheli
Binomial name
Murex troscheli
Lischke, 1868

Murex troscheli, also known as Troschel's 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. Bouchet, P. (2011). Murex troscheli Lischke, 1868. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564259 on 2011-03-09