Prototyphis gracilis

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Prototyphis gracilis
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Shell of Prototyphis gracilis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Prototyphis
Species:
P. gracilis
Binomial name
Prototyphis gracilis
Houart & Héros, 2008

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

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Description

Houart, R. & Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. In: Héros, V. et al. (eds), Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 196: 437-480. (look up in IMIS) [2]

The length of the shell attains 23.5 mm. [3]

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Fiji Islands.

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References

  1. Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 24 April 2010.
  2. "Prototyphis gracilis". Conchology .
  3. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Prototyphis gracilis Houart & Héros, 2008". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 27 October 2024.