Muricopsis caribbaea

Muricopsis caribbaea
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Muricidae
Genus:	Muricopsis
Species:	M. caribbaea
Binomial name
Muricopsis caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
Synonyms [1]
Fusus muricoidesC.B. Adams, 1845 Risomurex caribbaeus (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939) Tritonalia (Ocinebrina) caribbaeaBartsch & Rehder, 1939 (basionym)

Muricopsis (Muricopsis) caribbaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^[1]

Description

The shell attains a length of 15 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida, in the Caribbean Sea along Mexico and Venezuela; in the Lesser Antilles

References

1. Muricopsis (Muricopsis) caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.

• Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas

External links

• "Muricopsis (Risomurex) caribbaeus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.