Muricanthus callidinus

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Muricanthus callidinus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Muricinae
Genus: Muricanthus
Species:
M. callidinus
Binomial name
Muricanthus callidinus
Berry, 1958
Synonyms [1]

Murex nitidusBroderip, 1833 (invalid: junior homonym of Murex nitidus Pilkington, 1804)

Contents

Muricanthus callidinus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Guatemala to Costa Rica to off Puerto Pizarro, Tumbes Province, Peru.

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Muricanthus callidinus Berry, 1958. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=406199 on 2021-08-25