Murexsul valae

Murexsul valae
Shell of Murexsul valae (paratype in MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. valae
Binomial name
Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991)
Synonyms [1]
Muricopsis (Murexsul) valaeHouart, 1991

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

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Transkei, South Africa.

References

1. Murexsul valae (Houart, 1991) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Houart, R.; Kilburn, R. N. & Marais, A. P. (2010). Muricidae. pp. 176–270, in: Marais A.P. & Seccombe A.D. (eds), Identification guide to the seashells of South Africa. Volume 1. Groenkloof: Centre for Molluscan Studies. 376 pp.

External links

• R. (1991). Description of four new species of Muricidae from southern Africa with range extensions and a review of the subgenus Poropteron Jousseaume, 1880 (Ocenebrinae). Apex. 6 (3-4): 59-76