Prototyphis eos
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Family: | Muricidae |
| Genus: | Prototyphis |
| Species: | P. eos
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| Binomial name | |
| Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873)
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Prototyphis eos is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1]
There are two subspecies :
- Prototyphis eos eos (Hutton, 1873)
- Prototyphis eos paupereques (Powell, 1974) (synonym : Prototyphis paupereques (Powell, 1974))
Description
[edit]The size of an adult shell varies between 15 mm and 30 mm.
Distribution
[edit]This marine species is found in Australia and Northern New Zealand.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Prototyphis eos (Hutton, 1873). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp. page(s): 148
- Powell A. W. B., New Zealand Mollusca, William Collins Publishers Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand 1979 ISBN 0-00-216906-1
External links
[edit]- "Pterynotus (Prototyphis) angasi eos". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- "Pterynotus (Prototyphis) paupereques". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
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