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Murexsul octogonus

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Murexsul octogonus
Murexsul ocotgonus
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. octogonus
Binomial name
Murexsul octogonus
(Quoy and Gaimard, 1833)
Synonyms[1]
  • Murex octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
  • Muricopsis octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
  • Murex peruvianus Sowerby, 1841
  • Murexsul cuvierensis Finlay, 1927

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

Description

Distribution

This species is known only from North Island, New Zealand.

References

  1. ^ a b Murexsul octogonus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Powell A W B, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
  • Glen Pownall, New Zealand Shells and Shellfish, Seven Seas Publishing Pty Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-85467-054-8
Murexsul octogonus ventral view
Murexsul octogonus top view, illustrating the eight-sided profile


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