Tylothais savignyi

Tylothais savignyi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Rapaninae
Genus:	Tylothais
Species:	T. savignyi
Binomial name
Tylothais savignyi (Deshayes, 1844)
Synonyms [1]
Purpura savignyiDeshayes, 1844 Thais (Thalessa) savignyi(Deshayes, 1844) Thais savignyi(Deshayes, 1844) Thalessa savignyi(Deshayes, 1844)

Tylothais savignyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. ^{[1] [2]}

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Socotra, Arabian Sea, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Gulf.

References

1. MolluscaBase (2018). Tylothais savignyi (Deshayes, 1844). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1048565 on 2019-01-06
2. Houart R. (2017). Description of eight new species and one new genus of Muricidae (Gastropoda) from the Indo-West Pacific. Novapex. 18(4): 81-103.

External links

• Deshayes, G. P. & Milne-Edwards, H. (1844). Histoire naturelle des animaux sans vertèbres, présentant les caractères généraux et particuliers de ces animaux, leur distribution, leurs classes, leurs familles, leurs genres, et la citation des principales espèces qui s'y rapportent, par J. B. P. A. de Lamarck. Deuxième édition, Tome dixième. Histoire des Mollusques. J. B. Baillière: Paris. 638 pp.