Xanthochorus buxeus

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Xanthochorus buxeus
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X. buxeus
Binomial name
Xanthochorus buxeus
(Broderip, 1833)
Synonyms [1]

Murex boiviniKiener, 1842
Murex broderipiiMichelotti, 1841
Murex buxeusBroderip in Broderip & Sowerby, 1833
Murex horridusBroderip in Sowerby, 1833

Xanthochorus buxeus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails. [1] It is a predator. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip, 1833) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species  on 25 April 2010.
  2. "Xanthochorus buxeus (Broderip 1833) - Encyclopedia of Life".