Muricopsis pauxilla
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
(unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Neogastropoda |
Superfamily: | Muricoidea |
Family: | Muricidae |
Subfamily: | Muricopsinae |
Genus: | Muricopsis |
Subgenus: | Muricopsis |
Species: | M. pauxilla |
Binomial name | |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Murex pauxillus A. Adams, 1854 |
Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
The size of an adult shell varies between 9 mm and 18 mm.
Distribution
This marine species is distributed in the Gulf of California, along Western Mexico
References
- 1 2 Muricopsis (Muricopsis) pauxilla (A. Adams, 1854). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 May 2011.
External links
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