Murexsul merlei

Murexsul merlei
Shell of Murexsul merlei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. merlei
Binomial name
Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008

Murexsul merlei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1] It was first described by Roland Houart and V. Héros in the 2008 publication Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. ^[2] It can be found from depths of 268 metres (879 ft) to 806 metres (2,644 ft). ^[3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Tonga Islands.

References

1. Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 April 2024.

• Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437–480.

External links

• Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2012). New species of Muricidae (Gastropoda) and additional or noteworthy records from the western Pacific. Zoosystema. 34(1), 21-37