Murex tenuirostrum

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

Subspecies
  • Murex tenuirostrum africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988: synonym of Murex africanus Ponder & E. H. Vokes, 1988

Murex tenuirostrum
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. tenuirostrum
Binomial name
Murex tenuirostrum
Lamarck, 1822
SynonymsLamarck, 1822

Murex (Murex) tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822ยท accepted, alternate representation

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Papua New Guinea.

References
  1. Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 24 April 2010.


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