Murex protocrassus

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

Murex (Promurex) protocrassus
Shell of Murex protocrassus (paratype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricinae
Genus:
Murex
Subgenus:
Promurex
Species:
M. protocrassus
Binomial name
Murex protocrassus
Houart, 1990
Synonyms[1]

Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990

Distribution

This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References
  1. Murex (Promurex) protocrassus Houart, 1990. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 5 April 2012.
  • Houart, R., 1990. New taxa and new records of Indo-Pacific species of Murex and Haustellum (Gastropoda, Muricidae, Muricinae). Bulletin du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle 12(2): 329-347, sér. 4° série, part. Section A


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