Murexsul aradasii

Murexsul aradasii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
(unranked):	clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:	Muricoidea
Family:	Muricidae
Subfamily:	Muricopsinae
Genus:	Murexsul
Species:	M. aradasii
Binomial name
*Murexsul aradasii* (Monterosato in Poirier, 1883)
Synonyms^[1]
Murex aradasii Monterosato in Poirier, 1883 Murex cyclopus Benoit in Monterosato, 1884 Murex diadema Aradas & Benoit, 1876 Murex medicago Watson, 1897 Murex spinulosus Costa, 1861 (not Deshayes, 1835) Muricopsis aradasii (Poirier, 1883) Muricopsis diadema (Aradas & Benoit, 1876) Muricopsis diadema var. elongatus Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. horridus Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. muticus Monterosato in Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis diadema var. robustus Settepassi, 1977 Muricopsis medicago (Watson, 1897)

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

Description

The shell size varies between 7 mm and 18 mm

This species is distributed in European waters along Madeira and the Canary Islands and in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece.

Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213

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