Murexsul octogonus | |
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Murexsul ocotgonus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Murexsul |
Species: | M. octogonus |
Binomial name | |
Murexsul octogonus | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Murex peruvianusG. B. Sowerby II, 1841 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex peruvianusLamarck, 1816)
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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]
The length of the shell attains 35.6 mm.
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This species is known only from North Island, New Zealand.
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