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Conchatalos spinula

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Conchatalos spinula
Shell of Conchatalos spinula (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Genus: Conchatalos
Species:
C. spinula
Binomial name
Conchatalos spinula
Houart & Héros, 2008

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

Description

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The length of the shell attains 6.7 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off the Fidji Islands.

References

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  • Houart, R. & Héros, V., 2008. Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 196: 437-480