Muricopsis caribbaea
Appearance
Muricopsis caribbaea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Neogastropoda |
Family: | Muricidae |
Genus: | Muricopsis |
Species: | M. caribbaea
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Binomial name | |
Muricopsis caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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Muricopsis (Muricopsis) caribbaea is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
Description
[edit]The shell attains a length of 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species is distributed in the Gulf of Mexico along Florida, in the Caribbean Sea along Mexico and Venezuela; in the Lesser Antilles
References
[edit]- ^ a b Muricopsis (Muricopsis) caribbaea (Bartsch & Rehder, 1939). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas
External links
[edit]- "Muricopsis (Risomurex) caribbaeus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 1 May 2011.