Muricopsis seminolensis
| Muricopsis seminolensis | |
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| Shell of Muricopsis seminolensis (paratype at MNHN, Paris) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Muricopsis |
| Species: | M. seminolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Muricopsis seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Muricopsis seminolensis is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae; the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Distribution
This marine species occurs at a depth of 38 meters off Senegal.[2]
References
- ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) seminolensis Vokes & Houart, 1986. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- ^ Vokes, E. H.; Houart, R. (1986). "A new species of Muricopsis (Risomurex) from West Africa". Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology. 19 (1–2): 88–89.
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