Murexsul merlei

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

Murexsul merlei
Shell of Murexsul merlei (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Neogastropoda
Superfamily:
Muricoidea
Family:
Muricidae
Subfamily:
Muricopsinae
Genus:
Murexsul
Species:
M. merlei
Binomial name
Murexsul merlei
Houart & Héros, 2008

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tonga Island

References
  1. Murexsul merlei Houart & Héros, 2008. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.
  • Houart, R.; Héros, V. (2008). Muricidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Fiji and Tonga. in: Héros, V. et al. (Ed.) Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos 25. Mémoires du Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle (1993). 196: 437–480.


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