Typhinellus mirbatensis

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Typhinellus mirbatensis
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Shell of Typhinellus mirbatensis (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Typhinae
Genus: Typhinellus
Species:
T. mirbatensis
Binomial name
Typhinellus mirbatensis
Houart, Gori & Rosado, 2015

Typhinellus mirbatensis 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

The length of the shell attains 15.7mm at maturity. [2] Their shell is a light pink, with a greyish white intricalax, There’s also a dark brown subsutural band and small dark brown dots on the shell. [2] Their shell is lightly built, broadly angulate and nearly smooth. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs in Omani part of the Arabian Sea. [1] This species lives 10 to 22 meters below and dwells on flat rocks with have a thin layer of sand and seaweed [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 MolluscaBase (2018). Typhinellus mirbatensis Houart, Gori & Rosado, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=865603 on 2019-01-06
  2. 1 2 3 4 Société belge de malacologie.; malacologie, Société belge de; malacologie, Société belge de (2015). Novapex : trimestriel de la Société belge de malacologie. Vol. v.16 (2015). Bruxelles: La Société.