Siratus beauii
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Siratus beauii (Fischer & Bernardi, 1857)
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Siratus beauii 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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Distribution
This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles.
A deepwater species trapped alive at depths no less than around 180-200 meters, off West coast Barbados.[2]
References
- ^ a b Siratus beauii (Fischer & Bernardi, 1857). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 18 July 2012.
- ^ Personal marine bio observation
- 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.
- Merle D., Garrigues B. & Pointier J.-P. (2011) Fossil and Recent Muricidae of the world. Part Muricinae. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. 648 pp
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