Prototyphis eos

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Prototyphis eos
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Prototyphis
Species:
P. eos
Binomial name
Prototyphis eos
(Hutton, 1873)
Synonyms [1]
  • Murex bipunctatusSowerby, 1879
  • Murex eosHutton, 1873 (basionym)

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

Contents

There are two subspecies :

Description

The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.

Distribution

This marine species is found in Australia and Northern New Zealand.

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References

  1. 1 2 Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.