Murex kerslakae

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

Murex kerslakae
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Murex
Species:
M. kerslakae
Binomial name
Murex kerslakae
Ponder & Vokes, 1988
Synonyms

Murex (Murex) kerslakae Ponder & Vokes, 1988· accepted, alternate representation

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Queensland, Australia

References
  1. Murex kerslakae Ponder & Vokes, 1988. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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