Murexsul octogonus

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Murexsul octogonus
Muricopsis octogonus (octagonal murex).JPG
Murexsul ocotgonus
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Murexsul
Species:
M. octogonus
Binomial name
Murexsul octogonus
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex (Murexsul) ednaeM. Smith, 1940 (original combination; junior synonym)
  • Murex ednaeM. Smith, 1940
  • Murex octogonusQuoy & Gaimard, 1833 (original combination)
Murex peruvianusG. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex peruvianusLamarck, 1816)
  • Murexsul cuvierensisFinlay, 1927
  • Muricopsis (Murexsul) octogonus(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Muricopsis octogonus(Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)

Murexsul octogonus, or the octagonal murex, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

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Description

The length of the shell attains 35.6 mm.

Distribution

This species is known only from North Island, New Zealand.

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References

Murexsul octogonus ventral view Muricopsis octogonus (octagonal murex) (base).JPG
Murexsul octogonus ventral view
Murexsul octogonus top view, illustrating the eight-sided profile Muricopsis octogonus, top view.JPG
Murexsul octogonus top view, illustrating the eight-sided profile