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Muricopsis gorii
Shell of Muricopsis gorii (holotype in the MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Muricopsis
Species:
M. gorii
Binomial name
Muricopsis gorii
Houart, 2012

Muricopsis gorii is a species of small sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusks in the family Muricidae, the rock snails.[1]

This species was first described in 2012 based on specimens from the south of the island of São Tomé, São Tomé and Príncipe.[2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 8.6 mm.

References

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  1. ^ Muricopsis gorii Houart, 2012. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 15 December 2018.
  2. ^ Houart R. (2012) Description of Muricopsis (Muricopsis) gorii (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Muricopsinae) from southern São Tomé. Novapex 13(1): 37-41