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Semiricinula tongasoa

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Semiricinula tongasoa
Shell of Semiricinula tongasoa (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Rapaninae
Genus: Semiricinula
Species:
S. tongasoa
Binomial name
Semiricinula tongasoa
Bozzetti, 2018

Semiricinula tongasoa is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.[1][2]

Description

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The length of the shell attains 14.4 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in Madagascar.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Semiricinula tongasoa". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ Bozzetti L. (2018). Semiricinula tongasoa (Gastropoda: hypsogastropoda: Muricidae: Rapaninae) nuova specie dal Madagascar Sud-Orientale. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale. 99: 4-5.