Murex brevispina
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Murex brevispina Lamarck, 1822
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Tubicauda brevispina Jousseaume, 1880 |
Murex brevispina, also known as the Short-spined murex, is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the rock snails or murex snails.[1]
References
- ^ Houart, R. (2009). Murex brevispina brevispina Lamarck, 1822. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=404973 on 2010-05-18