Enatimene lanceolatus

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

Enatimene lanceolatus
Shell of Enatimene lanceolatus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Trophoninae
Genus:
Enatimene
Species:
E. lanceolatus
Binomial name
Enatimene lanceolatus
Houart, 2004

Distribution

This marine species is endemic to Australia and occurs off Queensland.

References
  1. Enatimene lanceolatus Houart, 2004. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Houart, R., 2004. A review of the genus Enatimene Iredale, 1929 (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Australia. Molluscan Research 24: 103-113


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