Ergalatax martensi

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

Ergalatax martensi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Ergalataxinae
Genus:
Ergalatax
Species:
E. martensi
Binomial name
Ergalatax martensi
(Schepman, 1892)
Synonyms[1]
  • Ergalatax obscura Houart, 1996
  • Pentadactylus martensi Schepman, 1892

Description

The length of the shell attains 24.2 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the Strait of Bab-el-Mandeb, Yemen; in the Red Sea and off Djibouti.

References
  1. Ergalatax martensi (Schepman, 1892). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Houart, R., 1996. On the identity of Morula martensis Dall, 1923 and description of a new species of Ergalatax from the Red Sea (Gastropoda: Muricidae: Ergalataxinae). The Nautilus 110(1): 12-16


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